PT-2012-4227 · Phplist · Phplist

Gjoko Krstic · Published 2012-09-06 · Updated 2012-09-13 · CVE-2012-2740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpList versions prior to 2.10.18

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the sortby parameter in a find action, specifically targeting the public html/lists/admin area.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.10.18, update to version 2.10.18 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the public html/lists/admin area or avoiding the use of the sortby parameter in find actions until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2740

Affected Products

Phplist

References · 11

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/52657 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/18639 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18639 · Exploit
• https://phplist.com/?lid=567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2740 · Security Note
• http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2740 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1 · Note
• https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557 · Note