Description
GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).
Published: 2021-10-21
Score: 8.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2791-1 mailman security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4991-1 mailman security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-29083 GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5121-1 Mailman vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5121-2 Mailman vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Gnu Mailman
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:22:25.926Z

Reserved: 2021-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42097

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-21T01:15:06.940

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:27:15.187

Link: CVE-2021-42097

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-42097 - Bugzilla

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