Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affecting mailman:2.1/mailman package, versions <3:2.1.29-12.module+el8.5.0+13466+327eb9f3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-MAILMAN-4174247
  • published3 Dec 2021
  • disclosed26 Nov 2021

Introduced: 26 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-44227  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-352  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 mailman:2.1/mailman to version 3:2.1.29-12.module+el8.5.0+13466+327eb9f3.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4916.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mailman:2.1/mailman package and not the mailman:2.1/mailman package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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