CVE-2021-44227

Published: Dec 2, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.

Affected (2)

Products: Gnu: Mailman · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Mailman	Before 2.1.38

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

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 (4)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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