PT-2020-6545 · Phplist · Phplist

R0Ck3T1973 · Published 2020-05-27 · Updated 2024-03-06 · CVE-2020-23214

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phplist version 3.5.3

Description A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the Configure categories field under the Categorise Lists module. This issue is related to the lack of protection measures for the web page structure, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting.

Recommendations For phplist version 3.5.3, consider disabling the Categorise Lists module or restricting access to the Configure categories field until a patch is available. Avoid using the Configure categories field in the affected module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-06172

BIT-PHPLIST-2020-23214

CVE-2020-23214

Affected Products

Phplist

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/669 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06172 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-phplist-2020-23214 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-23214 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-23214 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/16959 · Telegram Post