CVE-2018-5950 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web UI of Mailman versions prior to 2.1.26, impacting distributions like Debian, Red Hat, and Canonical. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a user-options URL, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. While the attack complexity is low and no authentication is required, user interaction is necessary for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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