GNU Mailman error page cross-site scripting
| mailman-error-page-xss (11175) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
GNU Mailman is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper filtering of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within a URL request, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked and an error page is returned. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal a victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mailman (2.1.1 or later), when it becomes available from the Mailman Web page. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of net-mail/mailman (2.1.1 or later), as listed in Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 2003-02-05. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest mailman package (2.1.1-1 or later), as listed in DSA-436-1. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jan 24 2003 - 08:35:07 CST : Mailman: cross-site scripting bug .
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jan 26 2003 - 15:52:32 CST: Re: Mailman: cross-site scripting bug.
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 2003-02-17 09:16 UTC: mailman -- cross site scripting.
- Mailman Web site: Project: Mailman: File List.
- BID-6677: GNU Mailman email Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-6678: GNU Mailman Error Page Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0038: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in options.py for Mailman 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML into web pages via the (1) email or (2) language parameters.
- DSA-436: mailman -- several vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 9205: Mailman options.py email Variable XSS
- SECTRACK ID: 1005987: Mailman List Software Input Validation Flaw in `email` Variable Allows Remote Users to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- GNU Mailman 2.1
Reported:
Jan 24, 2003
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