MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in options.py for Mailman 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML into web pages via the (1) email or (2) language parameters
Published Jan 29, 2003
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.76%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in options.py for Mailman 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML into web pages via the (1) email or (2) language parameters.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.76% 0.04760
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04760
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.76% (0.04760) | 91.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.72% (0.04721) | 90.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.63% (0.10629) | 92.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.29% (0.09292) | 87.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.63% (0.10629) | 92.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 74.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 72.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 69.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02945) | 83.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.94% (0.02945) | 81.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.94% (0.02945) | 64.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342745916111 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailman/xss-2.1.0-patch.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-436 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/9205 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6677 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005987 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11152 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-82rm-28q9-435p Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0038
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342745916111 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mailman/xss-2.1.0-patch.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-436 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/9205 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005987 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11152 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-82rm-28q9-435p | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0038 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0038
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-82RM-28Q9-435P Updated n/a