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    CVE-2002-0855

    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.

    Published:Jul 11, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 14, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.41037
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Mailman
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Powertools
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Secure Web Server

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5298http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5298https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21642https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21641

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2025-43921 (CVSS 5.3) — GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to create lists via the /…
    CVE-2025-43920 (CVSS 5.4) — GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), in certain external archiver configurations, allows unauth…
    CVE-2025-43919 (CVSS 5.8) — GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files v…
    CVE-2021-34337 (CVSS 6.3) — An issue was discovered in Mailman Core before 3.3.5. An attacker with access to the REST API could use timing…
    CVE-2021-44227 (CVSS 8.8) — In GNU Mailman before 2.1.38, a list member or moderator can get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (usin…
    CVE-2021-43332 (CVSS 6.5) — In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an encrypted version…
    CVE-2021-43331 (CVSS 6.1) — In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, a crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options page can execute arbitrary Java…
    CVE-2021-42096 (CVSS 4.3) — GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A certain csrf_token value is derived from th…
    CVE-2021-42097 (CVSS 8) — GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a singl…
    CVE-2020-15011 (CVSS 4.3) — GNU Mailman before 2.1.33 allows arbitrary content injection via the Cgi/private.py private archive login page…

    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0268.html
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000522
    http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2002-July/000043.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-147
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9985.php
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-176.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-177.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-178.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-181.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5298
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0268.html
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000522
    http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2002-July/000043.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-147
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9985.php
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-176.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-177.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-178.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-181.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5298

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High