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TI-2003-00871 Aliases CVE-2003-0965GHSA-m48m-qqmr-226c

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.4…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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 (XSS) vulnerability in the admin CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to steal session cookies and conduct unauthorized activities.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01997 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.1.4VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:020 Released 2004-02-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated mailman packages close cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:020

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0965
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m48m-qqmr-226c

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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-2002-00830 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00374 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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