Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDVSA-2008:061)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36638

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were found in Mailman prior to version 2.1.10b1, which allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via edting templates and the list's info attribute in the web administrator interface.

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected mailman package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36638

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-061.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mailman, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0564

CWE: 79

MDVSA: 2008:061

Detections

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