CVE-2021-44227 (GCVE-0-2021-44227)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-02 02:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:17
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Summary
In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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