Description
An issue was discovered in Mailman Core before 3.3.5. An attacker with access to the REST API could use timing attacks to determine the value of the configured REST API password and then make arbitrary REST API calls. The REST API is bound to localhost by default, limiting the ability for attackers to exploit this, but can optionally be made to listen on other interfaces.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/commit/e4a39488c4510fcad8851217f10e7337a196bb51
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/issues/911
Release Notes
https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/tags
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-208
Status
published
Products (2)
gnu/mailman
< 3.3.5
pypi/mailman
0 - 3.3.5PyPI
Published
Apr 15, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026