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CVE-2016-6893
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…
High8.8EPSS 1.6%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- DSA-3668 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614841 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 92731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1036728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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