Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affecting mailman package, versions <3:2.1.29-12.module+el8.5.0+20436+78a1860c.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-MAILMAN-2596076
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Dec 2021

Introduced: 2 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-44227  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-352  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 mailman to version 3:2.1.29-12.module+el8.5.0+20436+78a1860c.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-4916.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman package and not the mailman package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.

CVSS Scores

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