CVE-2018-5950

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web UI in Mailman before 2.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a user-options URL.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.14% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104594 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0504 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3563-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/msg70375.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4108 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0505 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1747209 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159761/Mailman-2.1.23-Cross-Site-Scripting.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5950?
CVE-2018-5950 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5950?
To fix CVE-2018-5950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5950 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5950 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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