CVE-2006-1712

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private archive script (private.py) in GNU Mailman 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action argument.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.56%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015876	vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24442	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19558	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-April/000084.html	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1269	vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129136
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17403	vdb entry patch
http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-checkins%40python.org/msg06273.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1712?: CVE-2006-1712 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1712?: To fix CVE-2006-1712, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1712 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1712 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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