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TI-2002-00830 Aliases CVE-2002-0855GHSA-6wpg-628r-xfhr

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute script as other users via a subscriber's list subscription options in the (1) adminpw or (2) info parameters to the ml-name feature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06105 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.12VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2002:181 Released 2002-08-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    mailman security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • RHSA-2002:178 Released 2002-08-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated mailman packages close cross-site scripting vulnerability
    • Red Hat Secure Web Server 3.2
  • RHSA-2002:177 Released 2002-08-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated mailman packages close cross-site scripting vulnerability
    • Red Hat Powertools 7.0
    • Red Hat Powertools 7.1
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2002:176 Released 2002-08-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated mailman packages close cross-site scripting vulnerability
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:181
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:176
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2002:176
Red Hat Powertools 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:177
Red Hat Powertools 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:177
Red Hat Secure Web Server 3.2Fixed RHSA-2002:178

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0855
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wpg-628r-xfhr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 1

  • TI-2025-28486 Path traversal in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-28487 OS command injection in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-28488 Incorrect authorization in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-02450 Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2002-00374 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-06122 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin web interface in GNU Mailman… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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