VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6893

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references