ubuntu-cve-2021-33038
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-05-26 14:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details

An issue was discovered in management/commands/hyperkitty_import.py in HyperKitty through 1.3.4. When importing a private mailing list's archives, these archives are publicly visible for the duration of the import. For example, sensitive information might be available on the web for an hour during a large migration from Mailman 2 to Mailman 3.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "An issue was discovered in management/commands/hyperkitty_import.py in HyperKitty through 1.3.4. When importing a private mailing list\u0027s archives, these archives are publicly visible for the duration of the import. For example, sensitive information might be available on the web for an hour during a large migration from Mailman 2 to Mailman 3.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33038",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:21Z",
  "published": "2021-05-26T14:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33038"
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      "url": "https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty/-/commit/9025324597d60b2dff740e49b70b15589d6804fa"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty/-/issues/380"
    },
    {
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-33038"
  ]
}



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