GNU Mailman 2.1.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailman 2.1.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2003-0965. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 2.1.4 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to steal session cookies and conduct unauthorized activities.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2004. The weakness was presented 01/01/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0965 since 11/26/2003. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14113 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDKSA-2004:013)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1.4 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 (14121), Tenable (14113), SecurityFocus (BID 9336†), OSVDB (3305†) and Secunia (SA10519†). See VDB-21566 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14113
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDKSA-2004:013)
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OpenVAS ID: 53135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 436-1 (mailman)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.4

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11/26/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +35 days 🔍
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01/01/2004 +1 days 🔍
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02/13/2004 +42 days 🔍
02/17/2004 +4 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +165 days 🔍
05/06/2009 +1740 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +1988 days 🔍
09/03/2019 +1784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0965 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0965
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21563

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X-Force: 14121
SecurityFocus: 9336 - GNU Mailman Admin Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10519 - Mailman Admin Pages Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3305 - Mailman Admin Pages XSS
Vulnerability Center: 21914 - Gnu Mailman Prior to 2.1.4 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 13:59
Updated: 09/03/2019 07:04
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:59 (82), 09/03/2019 07:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D48:103

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