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CVE-2018-13796

An issue was discovered in GNU Mailman before 2.1.28. A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.

Published: Jul 12, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 16.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects mailman

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
mailman
OSS Libraries
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
mailman
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13796
nvd.nist.gov
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1780874
bugs.launchpad.net
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqvg-xm9m-p2c4
github.com
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