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Debian DLA-3049-1 : mailman - LTS security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 161990
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3049 advisory.- In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, a crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options page can execute arbitrary JavaScript for XSS. (CVE-2021-43331)
- 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. (CVE-2021-43332)
- In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes. (CVE-2021-44227)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the mailman packages.For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1000367
https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/mailman
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-43331
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-43332
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44227
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mailman
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 161990
File Name: debian_DLA-3049.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 6/9/2022
Updated: 6/9/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.12
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44227
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: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mailman
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2021