CVE-2011-5024

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mmsearch/design in the Mailman/htdig integration patch for Mailman allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config parameter.

Published: 2011-12-29 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-5024 is rated Low Risk (38/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5024

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 2026-03-04 0.22% 0.38% +0.16%
2 2026-03-01 0.38% 0.22% -0.16%
3 2026-02-04 0.38%

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5024

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-5024

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5024

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu mailman 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.1.6 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 2.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5024

URL Tags
https://sitewat.ch/Advisory/View/3 URL Repurposed
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