MGASA-2018-0184

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    MGASA-2018-0184

    Published: 29 Mar 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5950

    Summary: Updated mailman packages fix a security vulnerability

    Details: Updated mailman package fixes security vulnerability: Calum Hutton and the Mailman team discovered a cross site scripting and information leak vulnerability in the user options page. A remote attacker could use a crafted URL to steal cookie information or to fish for whether a user is subscribed to a list with a private roster (CVE-2018-5950).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0184.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22550, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4108

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mailman

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mailman?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.23-2.1.mga6

    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