Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/message/I2X7PSFXIEPLM3UMKZMGOEO3UFYETGRL/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
30.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
gnu/mailman
< 2.1.36
Published
Nov 12, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026