GNU Mailman 2.1 - 'email' Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

22198




Platform:

CGI

Date:

2003-01-24


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6677/info

A vulnerability has been discovered in GNU Mailman. It has been reported that Mailman is prone to cross site scripting attacks. This is due to insufficient santization of URI parameters.


As a result, attackers may embed malicious script code or HTML into a link to a site running the vulnerable software. If such a link is followed, the attacker-supplied code will be interpreted in the web browser of the victim of the attack. It may be possible to steal the unsuspecting user's cookie-based authentication credentials, as well as other sensitive information. Other attacks are also possible.

https://www.yourserver.com:443/mailman/options/yourlist?
language=en&email=<SCRIPT>alert('Can%20Cross%20Site%20Attack')</SCRIPT>