What is CVE-2016-7123?

CVE-2016-7123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Mailman, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-7123?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Gnu Mailman

CVE-2016-7123

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Mailman
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7123?: CVE-2016-7123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Mailman, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-7123?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.