GNU Mailman 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0 Authentication cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0884. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman email archiver before 2.08 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or authentication credentials via a malicious link that is accessed by other web users.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2001. The weakness was disclosed 12/21/2001 with isec as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0884. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10217 (GNU Mailman Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7617), SecurityFocus (BID 3602†), OSVDB (5531†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6666†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.08

Timelineinfo

11/28/2001 🔍
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11/28/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/21/2001 +23 days 🔍
12/21/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2004 +1105 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3480 days 🔍
10/01/2025 +4100 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: isec
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0884 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17772
X-Force: 7617
SecurityFocus: 3602 - GNU Mailman Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5531 - GNU - Mailman - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6666 - XSS in GNU Mailman < 2.0 .8 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 12:12
Updated: 10/01/2025 15:36
Changes: 07/11/2014 12:12 (62), 06/03/2019 16:48 (3), 10/01/2025 15:36 (20)
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