CVE-2020-35708 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

phpList 3.5.9 allows SQL injection by admins who provide a crafted fourth line of a file to the "Config - Import Administrators" page.

Published: 2020-12-25

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23366	phpList 3.5.9 allows SQL injection by admins who provide a crafted fourth line of a file to the "Config - Import Administrators" page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01481.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sourceforge.net/projects/phplist/files/phplist/
https://tufangungor.github.io/exploit/2020/12/15/phplist-3.5.9-sql-injection.html

History

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Subscriptions

Phplist Phplist

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-25T05:24:04.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:09:15.187Z

Reserved: 2020-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35708

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-25T06:15:14.330

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:14:09.457

Link: CVE-2020-35708

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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