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CVE-2021-44227

Publication date 2 December 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mailman 20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.6
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored

Patch details

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Package Patch details
mailman

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5180-1
    • Mailman vulnerability
    • 7 December 2021

Other references