Scientific Linux Security Update : mailman on SL7.x x86_64 (20200407)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 135820

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

* mailman: Cross-site scripting vulnerability allows malicious listowners to inject scripts into listinfo pages * mailman: Mishandled URLs in Utils.py:GetPathPieces() allows attackers to display arbitrary text on trusted sites

Solution

Update the affected mailman and / or mailman-debuginfo packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 135820

File Name: sl_20200407_mailman_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/21/2020

Updated: 3/15/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-13796

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mailman, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mailman-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0618, CVE-2018-13796

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