Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-0564 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Mailman

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
mailman
CWE-79
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-02-05
Updated: 2018-10-15

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.1.10b1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to (1) editing templates and (2) the list's "info attribute" in the web administrator interface, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3636.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mailman
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements
    This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages
    An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
  • Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax
    The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-061.NASL
    descriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were found in Mailman prior to version 2.1.10b1, which allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via edting templates and the list
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36638
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36638
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDVSA-2008:061)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:061. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(36638);
  script_version ("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:50");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0564");
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2008:061");

  script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDVSA-2008:061)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were found in
Mailman prior to version 2.1.10b1, which allow remote attackers to
inject arbitrary web script or HTML via edting templates and the
list's info attribute in the web administrator interface.

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mailman package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(79);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mailman");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-1.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-2.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-2.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_MAILMAN-5518.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes a cross-site-scripting bug (CVE-2008-0564) and a mistake in translation.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34026
    published2008-08-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34026
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : mailman (mailman-5518)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update mailman-5518.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(34026);
  script_version ("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:32");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0564");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : mailman (mailman-5518)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the mailman-5518 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update of mailman fixes a cross-site-scripting bug
(CVE-2008-0564) and a mistake in translation."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mailman package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(79);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mailman");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/08/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/08/22");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2|SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2 / 10.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-19") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-90.2") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mailman");
}
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2011-0307.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2011:0307 : An updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists. Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707) Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing a list
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id68210
    published2013-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/68210
    titleOracle Linux 4 / 5 : mailman (ELSA-2011-0307)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2011:0307 and 
# Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2011-0307 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(68210);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0564", "CVE-2010-3089", "CVE-2011-0707");
  script_bugtraq_id(27630, 43187, 46464);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2011:0307");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : mailman (ELSA-2011-0307)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"From Red Hat Security Advisory 2011:0307 :

An updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists.

Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman
displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user
who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into
visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting
(XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707)

Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman
displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could
use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against
victims viewing a list's 'listinfo' page. (CVE-2008-0564,
CVE-2010-3089)

Red Hat would like to thank Mark Sapiro for reporting the
CVE-2011-0707 and CVE-2010-3089 issues.

Users of mailman should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches to correct these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-March/001963.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-March/001969.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mailman package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(79);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mailman");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/03/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 4 / 5", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL4", reference:"mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"EL5", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-6.el5_6.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mailman");
}
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2011-0307.NASL
    descriptionAn updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists. Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707) Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing a list
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id52506
    published2011-03-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/52506
    titleCentOS 4 / 5 : mailman (CESA-2011:0307)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2011:0307 and 
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2011:0307 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(52506);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0564", "CVE-2010-3089", "CVE-2011-0707");
  script_bugtraq_id(27630, 43187, 46464);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2011:0307");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 4 / 5 : mailman (CESA-2011:0307)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote CentOS host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"An updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists.

Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman
displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user
who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into
visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting
(XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707)

Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman
displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could
use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against
victims viewing a list's 'listinfo' page. (CVE-2008-0564,
CVE-2010-3089)

Red Hat would like to thank Mark Sapiro for reporting the
CVE-2011-0707 and CVE-2010-3089 issues.

Users of mailman should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches to correct these issues."
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-April/017371.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e6fa6101"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-April/017372.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ff47f7ed"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-March/017258.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3180c81b"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-March/017259.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f9b44361"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected mailman package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(79);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mailman");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/04/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/03/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 4.x / 5.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"i386", reference:"mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"mailman-2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-5", reference:"mailman-2.1.9-6.el5_6.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mailman");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-1356.NASL
    description - Tue Feb 5 2008 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-5.3 - patch for CVE-2008-0564; XSS triggerable by list administrator - Wed Dec 5 2007 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-5.2 - more LC_CTYPE fixes - Tue Oct 16 2007 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-5.1 - fix #333011 -- withlist crashes with NameError Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31058
    published2008-02-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31058
    titleFedora 7 : mailman-2.1.9-5.3 (2008-1356)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE9_12224.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes a cross-site scripting bug (CVE-2008-0564) and a mistake in translation.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id41233
    published2009-09-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41233
    titleSuSE9 Security Update : mailman (YOU Patch Number 12224)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_MAILMAN-5519.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes a cross-site scripting bug (CVE-2008-0564) and a mistake in translation.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id33939
    published2008-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33939
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : mailman (ZYPP Patch Number 5519)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20110301_MAILMAN_ON_SL4_X.NASL
    descriptionMultiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707) Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing a list
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id60968
    published2012-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60968
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : mailman on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2010-002.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 that does not have Security Update 2010-002 applied. This security update contains fixes for the following products : - AppKit - Application Firewall - AFP Server - Apache - ClamAV - CoreTypes - CUPS - curl - Cyrus IMAP - Cyrus SASL - Disk Images - Directory Services - Event Monitor - FreeRADIUS - FTP Server - iChat Server - Image RAW - Libsystem - Mail - Mailman - OS Services - Password Server - perl - PHP - PS Normalizer - Ruby - Server Admin - SMB - Tomcat - unzip - vim - Wiki Server - X11 - xar
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id45373
    published2010-03-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45373
    titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-002)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-586-1.NASL
    descriptionMultiple cross-site scripting flaws were discovered in mailman. A malicious list administrator could exploit this to execute arbitrary JavaScript, potentially stealing user credentials. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31603
    published2008-03-17
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2008-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31603
    titleUbuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : mailman vulnerability (USN-586-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_MAILMAN-080814.NASL
    descriptionThis update of mailman fixes a cross-site-scripting bug (CVE-2008-0564) and a mistake in translation.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40063
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40063
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : mailman (mailman-151)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2011-0307.NASL
    descriptionAn updated mailman package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists. Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed usernames of subscribed users on certain pages. If a user who is subscribed to a mailing list were able to trick a victim into visiting one of those pages, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the victim. (CVE-2011-0707) Multiple input sanitization flaws were found in the way Mailman displayed mailing list information. A mailing list administrator could use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing a list
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id52491
    published2011-03-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/52491
    titleRHEL 4 / 5 : mailman (RHSA-2011:0307)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_F47F274612C511DDBAB70016179B2DD5.NASL
    descriptionSecunia reports : A vulnerability has been reported in Mailman, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks. Certain input when editing the list templates and the list info attribute is not properly sanitised before being stored. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is executed in a user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id32071
    published2008-04-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/32071
    titleFreeBSD : mailman -- script insertion vulnerability (f47f2746-12c5-11dd-bab7-0016179b2dd5)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-1334.NASL
    description - Tue Feb 5 2008 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-8.2 - patch for CVE-2008-0564; XSS triggerable by list administrator - Thu Jan 10 2008 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-8.1 - fix #393911 - mail is not added to the archive - Tue Oct 23 2007 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> - 3:2.1.9-8 - fix #333011 -- withlist crashes with NameError Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31057
    published2008-02-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31057
    titleFedora 8 : mailman-2.1.9-8.2.fc8 (2008-1334)

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2011:0307
rpms
  • mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7
  • mailman-3:2.1.9-6.el5_6.1
  • mailman-debuginfo-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.7
  • mailman-debuginfo-3:2.1.9-6.el5_6.1

Statements

contributorJoshua Bressers
lastmodified2008-03-07
organizationRed Hat
statementRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=431526 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References