CVE-2016-6893

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 2, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6893: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix