GNU Mailman up to 2.1.22 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1.22. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-6893. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1.22 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.

The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gnu.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6893. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93547 (Debian DSA-3668-1 : mailman - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171791 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for mailman (SUSE-SU-2018:4296-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.1.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93547), SecurityFocus (BID 92731†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036728†). The entries VDB-74796, VDB-112363, VDB-121382 and VDB-122225 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93547
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3668-1 : mailman - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703668
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3668-1 (mailman - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.23

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08/19/2016 🔍
09/02/2016 +14 days 🔍
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09/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2202 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: gnu.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6893 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6893
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91047

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SecurityFocus: 92731
SecurityTracker: 1036728 - Mailman Access Control Flaw in User Options Page Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2016 10:15
Updated: 09/14/2022 16:05
Changes: 09/03/2016 10:15 (41), 05/17/2018 23:27 (24), 09/14/2022 15:53 (2), 09/14/2022 15:59 (11), 09/14/2022 16:05 (1)
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