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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-MAILMAN-8016081
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • 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 RHEL:7 mailman to version 3:2.1.15-30.el7_9.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4913.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman package and not the mailman package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.