GNU Mailman 2.0.11 Admin Login Page/Pipermail Index Summary cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 2.0.11. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Admin Login Page/Pipermail Index Summary. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0388. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailman 2.0.11 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Admin Login Page/Pipermail Index Summary. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to execute script via (1) the admin login page, or (2) the Pipermail index summaries.

The weakness was disclosed 06/18/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail.python.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0388. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14984 (Debian DSA-147-1 : mailman - XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10993 (GNU Mailman Admin Login Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9173), Exploit-DB (21480), Tenable (14984), SecurityFocus (BID 4826†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4579†). The entry VDB-18248 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 14984
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-147-1 : mailman - XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 53409
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 147-1 (mailman)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.0.11

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05/20/2002 🔍
05/24/2002 +4 days 🔍
06/18/2002 +25 days 🔍
06/18/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2002 +51 days 🔍
06/21/2004 +683 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +100 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3572 days 🔍
08/10/2024 +3683 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: mail.python.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0388 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18247
X-Force: 9173
SecurityFocus: 4826 - GNU Mailman Pipermail Index Summary HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4579 - XSS in Mailman <= 2.0.10 Allows Execution of Script, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:08
Updated: 08/10/2024 04:07
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:08 (77), 05/22/2019 12:22 (1), 08/10/2024 04:07 (25)
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