What is CVE-2018-13796?

CVE-2018-13796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Mailman, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-13796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-13796 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Gnu Mailman

CVE-2018-13796

An issue was discovered in GNU Mailman before 2.1.28. A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gnu Mailman
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13796?: CVE-2018-13796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Mailman, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-13796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13796 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.