CVE-2021-43332

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5151-1

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an encrypted version of the list admin password. This could potentially be cracked by a moderator via an offline brute-force attack.

En GNU Mailman versiones anteriores a 2.1.36, el token CSRF para la página Cgi/admindb.py admindb contiene una versión encriptada de la contraseña del administrador de la lista. Esto podría ser potencialmente descifrado por un moderador por medio de un ataque de fuerza bruta fuera de línea

It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain URL. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-11-03 CVE Reserved
2021-11-12 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html	Mailing List
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/message/I2X7PSFXIEPLM3UMKZMGOEO3UFYETGRL	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

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"				< 2.1.36 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Mailman" and version " < 2.1.36"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected