SB2019040811 - Gentoo update for Mailman 

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SB2019040811 - Gentoo update for Mailman

Published: April 8, 2019 Updated: April 18, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040811
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0618)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13796)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted URL and cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References