CVE-2025-43921 (GCVE-0-2025-43921)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-28 13:45
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Summary
GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to create lists via the /mailman/create endpoint. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
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GNU Mailman Affected: 2.1.39 (custom)
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