CVE-2025-43919CWE-24

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at…

Medium · published April 20, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at /mailman/private/mailman (aka the private archive authentication endpoint) via the username parameter. NOTE: multiple third parties report that they are unable to reproduce this, regardless of whether cPanel or WHM is used.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01405 · 72.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-24 · Path Traversal: '../filedir'
Published
2025-04-20T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 APR 00:00Z
    GNU Mailman 2.1.39, as bundled in cPanel (and WHM), allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via ../ directory traversal at…
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