MGASA-2016-0343

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    MGASA-2016-0343

    Published: 18 Oct 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6893

    Summary: Updated mailman package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: 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 (CVE-2016-6893).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0343.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19287, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailman

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mailman?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.20-3.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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