Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private archive script (private.py) in…
Priority LOW 16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private archive script (private.py) in GNU Mailman 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0143 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx43-j6gq-vv23
References
More GNU Mailman vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2006-1712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx43-j6gq-vv23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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