OSVDB ID: 24442

Title: Mailman Private Archive Script XSS

Info

Disclosure

Apr 07, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Mailman contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate unknown or unspecified variables upon submission to the private archive script. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between the browser and the server, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.8rc1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

GNU

Mailman

2.1.7

References

Credit

  • Moritz Naumann -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/24442