GLSA 200501-29: Mailman: Cross-site scripting vulnerability

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Severity:	low
Title:	Mailman: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
Date:	01/22/2005
Bugs:	#77524
ID:	200501-29

Synopsis

Mailman is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Background

Mailman is a Python-based mailing list server with an extensive web interface.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-mail/mailman	< 2.1.5-r3	>= 2.1.5-r3	All supported architectures

Description

Florian Weimer has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the error messages that are produced by Mailman.

Impact

By enticing a user to visiting a specially-crafted URL, an attacker can execute arbitrary script code running in the context of the victim's browser.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mailman users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5-r3"

References

CAN-2004-1177

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-29.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.