Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affecting mailman package, versions <3:2.1.15-30.el7_9.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-MAILMAN-1966428
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Aug 2016

Introduced: 19 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-6893  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-352  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 mailman to version 3:2.1.15-30.el7_9.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman package and not the mailman package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.