CVE-2016-6893 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting GNU Mailman 2.1.x versions prior to 2.1.23. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack user authentication on the options page, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of user settings and compromise of account credentials. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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