A cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) has been discovered in mailman due to the host_name field not being properly validated. A malicious list owner could use this flaw to create a specially crafted list and inject client-side scripts.
Find out more about CVE-2018-0618 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mailman | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mailman | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mailman | Will not fix |
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