github - ghsa-35m2-m3ch-fgh4

ghsa-35m2-m3ch-fgh4

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-04-20 03:50

Modified

2025-04-28 15:31

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in an email Subject line.

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CVE-2025-43920 (GCVE-0-2025-43920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-04-20 00:00

Modified

2025-04-28 13:44

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Summary

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), in certain external archiver configurations, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in an email Subject line. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used.

References

URL

Tags

	https://code.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1
	https://github.com/0NYX-MY7H/CVE-2025-43920
	https://github.com/cpanel/mailman2-python3
	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/21/6

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	GNU	Mailman	Version: 2.1.39 <

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