CVE-2021-42096

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A certain csrf_token value is derived from the admin password, and may be useful in conducting a brute-force attack against that password.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/21/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1947639	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/thread/IKCO6JU755AP5G5TKMBJL6IEZQTTNPDQ/
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4991	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-10-21 01:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:39

NVD link : CVE-2021-42096

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42096

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42096

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Products Affected

gnu

mailman

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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