Mailman 2.1.10b cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mailman 2.1.10b. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.1.10b1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to (1) editing templates and (2) the list s "info attribute" in the web administrator interface, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3636.

The weakness was published 02/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0564 since 02/04/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68210 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : mailman (ELSA-2011-0307)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155451 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Mailman (ELSA-2011-0307)).

Upgrading to version 2.1.10b eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40267) and Tenable (68210). Similar entries are available at 54721 and 56579.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68210
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : mailman (ELSA-2011-0307)
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OpenVAS ID: 60883
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ja-mailman, mailman, mailman-with-htdig
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.10b

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Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0564 (🔍)
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X-Force: 40267
Vulnerability Center: 17716 - Endymion MailMan Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27630 - Mailman 'list templates' and 'list info' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28794
OSVDB: 41089 - Mailman Web Admin Interface List Info XSS
Vupen: ADV-2008-0422

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 21:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (68), 08/05/2019 21:29 (13)
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