CVE-2004-0412 Mailman Sensitive Information Disclosure
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0412 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-0412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mailman (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.5
- mailman (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.5
- mailman (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.5
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0412/index.md)
Remote attackers can obtain user passwords by sending a crafted email request to the Mailman server, exposing sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0412?
CVE-2004-0412 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords via a crafted email request to the Mailman server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0412?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mailman. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
mailman PyPI | All versions | 2.1.5 |
mailman PyPI | All versions | 2.1.5 |
mailman PyPI | All versions | 2.1.5 |
Products include Gnu Mailman.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0412?
Upgrade mailman to 2.1.5 or later.
Is CVE-2004-0412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj4h-vqpq-95wg, PYSEC-2026-658.