CentOS 7 : mailman (CESA-2021:4913)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155863
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:4913 advisory.- mailman: CSRF protection missing in the user options page (CVE-2016-6893)
- mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and account takeover (CVE-2021-42097)
- mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and admin takeover (CVE-2021-44227)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected mailman package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155863
File Name: centos_RHSA-2021-4913.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 12/6/2021
Updated: 5/6/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42097
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mailman, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2016