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    CVE-2016-6893

    Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.

    Published:Aug 19, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 2, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00444
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Mailman
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High