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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845111
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5121-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman' package(s) announced via the USN-5121-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mailman' package(s) announced via the USN-5121-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Andre Protas, Richard Cloke, and Andy Nuttall discovered that Mailman
did not properly associate cross-site request forgery (CSRF) tokens
to specific accounts. A remote attacker could use this to perform a
CSRF attack to gain access to another account. (CVE-2021-42097)

Andre Protas, Richard Cloke, and Andy Nuttall discovered that Mailman's
cross-site request forgery (CSRF) tokens for the options page are
derived from the admin password. A remote attacker could possibly use
this to assist in performing a brute force attack against the admin
password. (CVE-2021-42096)

Affected Software/OS:
'mailman' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
8.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42096
Debian Security Information: DSA-4991 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4991
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/21/4
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42097
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