Improper Input Validation Affecting mailman package, versions <4:2.1.15-30.25.amzn1
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed12 Jul 2018
Introduced: 12 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-13796 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 mailman to version 4:2.1.15-30.25.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1395.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman package and not the mailman package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in GNU Mailman before 2.1.28. A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1780874
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-13796
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-10
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00034.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg71003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4348-1/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/msg71003.html