CVE-2010-3089

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GNU Mailman before 2.1.14rc1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) the list information field or (2) the list description field.

Published: 2010-09-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3089 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.97%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3089

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.39% 1.97% +1.58%
2 2025-03-30 0.74% 0.39% -0.35%
3 2025-03-29 0.74%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3089

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3089

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3089

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3089
ubuntu low CVE-2010-3089 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mailman), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 6, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3089

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3089

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu mailman <= 2.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3089

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052297.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052312.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-05/msg00000.html
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2010-September/000150.html
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2010-September/000151.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128438736513097&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128440851513718&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128441135117819&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128441237618793&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128441369020123&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/41265 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42502
http://secunia.com/advisories/43294
http://secunia.com/advisories/43425
http://secunia.com/advisories/43549
http://secunia.com/advisories/43580
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2170
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0307.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0308.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1069-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3271
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0436
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0460
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0542
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631859
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=631881
https://launchpad.net/mailman/+milestone/2.1.14rc1
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