VulnerabilityModified

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.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.11%

Does this matter?

2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 6.11% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 July 2002
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: gnu/mailman
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 6.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-21642 source ↗	GNU Mailman 2.0.x - Admin Login Variant Cross-Site Scriptingcgi · office	remote	24 July 2002	yes
EDB-21641 source ↗	GNU Mailman 2.0.x - Subscribe Cross-Site Scriptingcgi · office	remote	24 July 2002	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.