CVE-2016-6893

mailman: CSRF protection missing in the user options page

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de CSRF en la página de opciones de usuario en GNU Mailman 2.1.x en versiones anteriores a 2.1.23 permite a atacantes remotos secuestrar la autenticación de usuarios arbitrarios para peticiones que modifican una opción, tal como se demuestra ganando acceso a las credenciales de una cuenta de una víctima.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-08-19 CVE Reserved
2016-09-02 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92731	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036728	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668	2017-08-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6893	2021-12-02
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370155	2021-12-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.4"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.5 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.5"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.6 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.6"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.8 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.8"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.9 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.9"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.10 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.10"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.10 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.10"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.10b1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.10b1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.10b3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.10b3"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.10b4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.10b4"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.11"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.11"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.11 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.11"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.12 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.12"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.12 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.12"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.12 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.12"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.13 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.13"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.13 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.13"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.14 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.14"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.14 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.14"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.14-1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.14-1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.15 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.15"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.15 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.15"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.16"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.16"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.16"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.16 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.16"		rc3		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.17 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.17"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.18 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.18"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.18 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.18"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.18 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.18"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.18 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.18"		rc3		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.18-1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.18-1"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.19"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.19"		rc1		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.19"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.19 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.19"		rc3		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.20 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.20"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.21 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.21"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.21 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.21"		rc2		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.22 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.22"		-		Affected
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Mailman Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman"				2.1.23 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version "2.1.23"		-		Affected