CVE-2016-6893
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.61% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- gnu/mailman
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92731
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036728
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841Issue Tracking
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92731
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036728
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.