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CVE-2003-0038

Mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

4.3 MediumPublic exploitFix available

CVE-2003-0038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gnu Mailman, published January 29, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.76%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in mailman 2.1.1.

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.76%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record: CVE-2003-0038
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2003-0038
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1672 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2022-1672
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82rm-28q9-435p No score

Mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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.

Record: GHSA-82rm-28q9-435p
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-82rm-28q9-435p No score

Mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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.

Record: GHSA-82rm-28q9-435p
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-657 No score

Mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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.

Record: PYSEC-2026-657
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu mailman

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mailman` PyPI	before 2.1.1	2.1.1
`mailman` Debian:3.0	before 2.0.11-1woody7	2.0.11-1woody7
`mailman` PyPI	before 2.1.1, plus listed versions 3.0.0b3-	2.1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	GNU Mailman 2.1 - 'email' Cross-Site Scripting	2003-01-24
Exploit-DB	GNU Mailman 2.1 - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting	2003-01-24

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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