vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-42096: CVE-2021-42096 mailman: CSRF token derived from admin password allows offline brute-force attack (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 21, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 21, 2021
Added
Nov 26, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A certain csrf_token value is derived from the admin password, and may be useful in conducting a brute-force attack against that password.
Solutions
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