GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 Error Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailman and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Error Page. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1177. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Mailman (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Error Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the driver script in mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL, which is not properly escaped in the resulting error page.

The weakness was presented 01/10/2005 by Florian Weimer (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1177 since 12/13/2004. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16348 (Debian DSA-674-3 : mailman - XSS, directory traversal), 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.

Upgrading to version 2.1.5 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 (18854), Tenable (16348), SecurityFocus (BID 12243†), OSVDB (14941†) and Secunia (SA13603†). See VDB-22658 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 16348
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-674-3 : mailman - XSS, directory traversal
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OpenVAS ID: 53502
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 674-1 (mailman)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.5

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12/13/2004 🔍
01/10/2005 +28 days 🔍
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01/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
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01/18/2005 +7 days 🔍
02/10/2005 +23 days 🔍
02/21/2005 +11 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3669 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23733

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X-Force: 18854
SecurityFocus: 12243 - GNU Mailman Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13603
OSVDB: 14941 - Mailman scripts/driver Error Message XSS
Vulnerability Center: 6843 - GNU Mailman Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:33
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (74), 06/05/2019 16:33 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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