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CVE-2021-40347: GNU Mailman Postorius Access Control Issues

May 24, 2022 (updated October 21, 2024)

An issue was discovered in views/list.py in GNU Mailman Postorius before 1.3.5. An attacker (logged into any account) can send a crafted POST request to unsubscribe any user from a mailing list, also revealing whether that address was subscribed in the first place.

References

  • bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=993746
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-v83x-78q3-gr2j
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/postorius/PYSEC-2021-319.yaml
  • gitlab.com/mailman/postorius
  • gitlab.com/mailman/postorius/-/commit/3d880c56b58bc26b32eac0799407d74b64b7474b
  • gitlab.com/mailman/postorius/-/issues/531
  • gitlab.com/mailman/postorius/-/tags
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40347
  • phabricator.wikimedia.org/T289798
  • www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4970

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.3.5

Fixed versions

  • 1.3.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.5 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

pypi/postorius/CVE-2021-40347.yml

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