GNU Mailman create CGI script cross-site scripting
| mailman-createcgi-xss (14914) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
GNU Mailman is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by a vulnerability in the create CGI script. 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 8.0
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- GNU, Mailman 1.0
- GNU, Mailman 1.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta5
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta4
- GNU, Mailman 2.0 Beta3
- GNU, Mailman 2.0
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.10
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.11
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.12
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.13
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.14
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.2
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.3
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.4
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.5
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.6
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.7
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.8
- GNU, Mailman 2.0.9
- GNU, Mailman 2.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.1
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.1 Beta1
- GNU, Mailman 2.1.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- RedHat, Linux 9.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of GNU Mailman (2.1.4 or later), available from the SourceForge.net Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:020-02 for more information. See References.
Red Hat 9: 2.1.1-5 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:013 : mailman for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 2.0.14-1.1.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.1.2-9.3.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 2.0.14-1.1.C21mdk or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mailman package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:842 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 8: 2.0.14-1U80_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.1.4-27744U90_2cl or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-074, Red Hat Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Mailman Package at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-074.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:842, mailman at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000842.
- SourceForge.net, Project: Mailman: File List at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=103.
- [Mailman-Announce] RELEASED Mailman 2.1.3, RELEASED Mailman 2.1.3 at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2003-September/000061.html.
- BID-10413: GNU Mailman Create Script Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0992: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to steal cookies of other users.
- RHSA-2004-020: Updated mailman packages close cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 27, 2003
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