XSS in GNU Mailman
CVE-2018-5950
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web UI in Mailman before 2.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a user-options URL.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Mailman
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104594 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0504 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3563-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg70375.html (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4108 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0505 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1747209 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159761/Mailman-2.1.23-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5950?
- CVE-2018-5950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Mailman, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5950?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.