CVE-2021-43331
In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, a crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options page can execute arbitrary JavaScript for XSS.
02 Description
In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, a crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options page can execute arbitrary JavaScript for XSS.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-11-12 20:44Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 03:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c5d6db7184edd4857a5c24f6e9b2a6ee54bb38199e953ef39c2ee249e1a9a7fa
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949401
- mail.python.orghttps://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40python.org/message/I2X7PSFXIEPLM3UMKZMGOEO3UFYETGRL/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220609 [SECURITY] [DLA 3049-1] mailman security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00011.html
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- mailman Fixed in 1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- mailman Fixed in 1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.6+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- mailman Fixed in 1:2.1.29-1ubuntu3.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.