CVE-2021-44227

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)7 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.3%
top 42.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
GNU MailmanDebian Debian Linux
Timeline
PublishedDec 2
Latest updateMar 2

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶PyPImailman< 2.1.38
▶NVDgnu/mailman< 2.1.38
▶Ubuntumailman< 1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.6+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

Patch: bugs.launchpad.net ↗Patch: bugs.launchpad.net ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Cross Site Request Forgery in mailman↗2021-12-16
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OSV
Cross Site Request Forgery in mailman↗2021-12-16
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CVEList
CVE-2021-44227: In GNU Mailman before 2↗2021-12-02
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OSV
CVE-2021-44227: In GNU Mailman before 2↗2021-12-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Mailman vulnerability↗2026-03-02
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Red Hat
mailman: CSRF token bypass allows to perform CSRF attacks and admin takeover↗2021-11-26
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CVE-2021-44227 (HIGH CVSS 8.8) | In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38 | cvebase.io