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FreeBSD : mailman XSS in admin script (3cb88bb2-67a6-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36998

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Dirk Mueller reports :

I've found a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the admin interface of mailman 2.1.3 that allows, under certain circumstances, for anyone to retrieve the (valid) session cookie.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?23572da1

http://www.nessus.org/u?40b3c484

http://www.nessus.org/u?27a165b3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36998

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3cb88bb267a611d880e30020ed76ef5a.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mailman, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0965