CVE-2004-1177

mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the driver script in mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL, which is not properly escaped in the resulting error page.

Exploit likelihood

1.80%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2004-1177
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

Record: CVE-2004-1177
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1824 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1824
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3 No score

mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: GHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3 No score

mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: GHSA-rh6c-jh4c-9fg3
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-659 No score

mailman Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: PYSEC-2026-659
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu mailman

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mailman` PyPI	before 2.1.5	2.1.5
`mailman` Debian:3.0	before 2.0.11-1woody11, plus listed versions 2.0.11-1woody8	2.0.11-1woody11
`mailman` PyPI	before 2.1.5, plus listed versions 3.0.0b3-	2.1.5
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 3:2.1.5-25.rhel3	3:2.1.5-25.rhel3
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4
`mailman-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 3:2.1.5-33.rhel4	3:2.1.5-33.rhel4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1177 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gnu Mailman, published January 10, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in mailman 2.1.5.

References

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