CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Mailman 2.1.3 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to steal cookies of other users.
The bug was discovered 09/27/2003. The weakness was released 02/17/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0992 since 12/16/2003. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 143 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36231 (FreeBSD : mailman XSS in create script (429249d2-67a7-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 2.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14914) and Tenable (36231). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 21563.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 36231
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mailman XSS in create script (429249d2-67a7-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a)
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OpenVAS ID: 52507
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mailman
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.3
Timeline
09/27/2003 🔍09/29/2003 🔍
12/16/2003 🔍
02/17/2004 🔍
02/17/2004 🔍
02/17/2004 🔍
02/25/2004 🔍
04/23/2009 🔍
05/07/2009 🔍
10/15/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0992 (🔍)
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X-Force: 14914
Vulnerability Center: 21933 - GNU Mailman Prior to 2.1.3 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10413 - GNU Mailman Create Script Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8351 - CVE-2003-0992 - Mailman - Cross-site Scripting Issue
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Entry
Created: 10/15/2014 13:59Updated: 09/03/2019 08:43
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:59 (75), 09/03/2019 08:43 (6)
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