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CVE-2021-42097

HIGH CVSS: 8.0 Published: 2021-10-21 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxGnu Mailman

Weakness Type

CWE-352

References