# CVE-2010-3089: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via list information or description fields in GNU Mailman.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jm4-7jcw-x46f

## What is CVE-2010-3089?

CVE-2010-3089 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GNU Mailman before 2.1.14rc1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) the list information field or (2) the list description field.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gnu Mailman.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3089?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-6893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6893/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7123/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2005-4153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4153/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-2191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2191/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1143/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3089 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2010-3089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3089

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