CVE-2003-0038

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Published Jan 29, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in options.py for Mailman 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML into web pages via the (1) email or (2) language parameters.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-82rm-28q9-435p	Mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.8% (4.760% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342745916111
http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailman/xss-2.1.0-patch.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-436
http://www.osvdb.org/9205
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6677
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005987
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11152

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gnu Mailman

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 29, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Jan 27, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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