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CVE-2016-7123

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3118-1

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin web interface in GNU Mailman before 2.1.15 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators.

Vulnerabilidad de CSRF en la interfaz web administrativa en GNU Mailman en versiones anteriores a 2.1.15 permite a atacantes remotos secuestrar la autenticación de administradores.

It was discovered that the Mailman administrative web interface did not protect against cross-site request forgery attacks. If an authenticated user were tricked into visiting a malicious website while logged into Mailman, a remote attacker could perform administrative actions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Nishant Agarwala discovered that the Mailman user options page did not protect against cross-site request forgery attacks. If an authenticated user were tricked into visiting a malicious website while logged into Mailman, a remote attacker could modify user options. Various other issues were also addressed.

*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
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-09-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-09-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Mailman
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<= 2.1.14
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rc1
Affected