In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an encrypted version of the list admin password. This could potentially be cracked by a moderator via an offline brute-force attack.
Weakness
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailman | Gnu | * | 2.1.36 (excluding) |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Mailman | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/102.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/474.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/50.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/509.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/551.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/555.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/561.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/644.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/645.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/message/I2X7PSFXIEPLM3UMKZMGOEO3UFYETGRL/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/message/I2X7PSFXIEPLM3UMKZMGOEO3UFYETGRL/