CVE-2021-43332

Published: 12 November 2021

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an encrypted version of the list admin password. This could potentially be cracked by a moderator via an offline brute-force attack.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
mailman Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.5)
	focal	Released (1:2.1.29-1ubuntu3.1+esm1)
	hirsute	Does not exist
	impish	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	kinetic	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (out of standard support)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.6+esm2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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