4.3med
CVE-2004-1177
mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3, PYSEC-2026-659
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the driver script in mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL, which is not properly escaped in the resulting error page.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | mailman | <2.1.5 | 2.1.5 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110549296126351&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/18854 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=287555 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/13603 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:015 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
- novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2005/dsa-674 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-235.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11113 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1177 · advisory
- github.com /terencehonles/mailman · package
- pypi.org /project/mailman · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2004-1177
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3
- NVD: CVE-2004-1177
- OSV: PYSEC-2026-659
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