CVE-2018-13796: Input Validation
First published: Thu Jul 12 2018(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in GNU Mailman before 2.1.28. A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Mailman | <2.1.28 | |
| debian/mailman |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1780874
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00034.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4348-1/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg71003.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-13796
- https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/msg71003.html
- https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2018-July/083536.html
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1/revision/1796
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1783417
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1/revision/1798
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-13796
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-13796
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13796
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13796
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2018-13796.
What is the severity level of CVE-2018-13796?
The severity level of CVE-2018-13796 is medium.
What is the affected software version range for CVE-2018-13796?
The affected software version range for CVE-2018-13796 is from GNU Mailman before 2.1.28.
How can a crafted URL exploit CVE-2018-13796?
A crafted URL can cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site, exploiting CVE-2018-13796.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-13796?
More information about CVE-2018-13796 can be found at the following references: [link1] [link2] [link3].
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/author
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/references
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/trending
- vendor/gnu
- canonical/gnu mailman
- package-manager/debian