mailman: CSRF protection missing in the user options page
Published Sep 2, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.1.10
- 2.1.10b1
- 2.1.10b3
- 2.1.10b4
- 2.1.11
- 2.1.11
- 2.1.11
- 2.1.12
- 2.1.12
- 2.1.12
- 2.1.13
- 2.1.13
- 2.1.14
- 2.1.14
- 2.1.14-1
- 2.1.15
- 2.1.15
- 2.1.16
- 2.1.16
- 2.1.16
- 2.1.16
- 2.1.17
- 2.1.18
- 2.1.18
- 2.1.18
- 2.1.18
- 2.1.18-1
- 2.1.19
- 2.1.19
- 2.1.19
- 2.1.19
- 2.1.20
- 2.1.21
- 2.1.21
- 2.1.22
- 2.1.23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mailman-3:2.1.15-30.el7_9.2
Fixed · RHSA-2021:4913
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mailman
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mailman
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mailman-3:2.1.15-30.el7_9.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4913 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mailman | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mailman | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01613) | 75.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01613) | 72.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 41.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92731 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036728 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6893 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370155 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6893
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6893
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3668 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92731 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036728 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6893 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1370155 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6893 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6893 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.