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CVE-2021-42097

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Published: Oct 21, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.1 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).

Affected (2)

Gnu
1 product
Mailman
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mailman
Before 2.1.35
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 10.0

Related CWEs

CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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