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CVE-2021-33038 (GCVE-0-2021-33038)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-26 13:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:42
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Summary
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
CWE
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