VDB
GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425
GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022
GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
6.800000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 24, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425
Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce@python.org/thread/IKCO6JU755AP5G5TKMBJL6IEZQTTNPDQ url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42097 advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1947640 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/21/4 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4991 advisory