PHPList 3.2.6 Edit Subscription /lists/index.php sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in PHPList 3.2.6 (Mailing List Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file /lists/index.php of the component Edit Subscription. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/17/2017 by Tim Coen with Curesec Research Team as phplist 3.2.6: SQL Injection as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20029. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Tim Coen and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:lists/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The code used by the exploit is:

POST /lists/index.php?p=subscribe&uid=f8082b7cc4da7f94ba42d88ebfb5b1e2&email=foo%40example.com HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost Connection: close Content-Length:209 email=foo%40example.com&emailconfirm=foo%40example.com&textemail=1&list%5B2 or extractvalue(1,version())%5D=signup&listname%5B2%5D=newsletter&VerificationCodeX=&update=Subscribe+to+the+selected+newsletters%27

Upgrading to version 3.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 98916, 98917 and 98918.

Productinfo

Type

Mailing List Software

Name

PHPList

Version

3.2.6

License

open-source

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1505

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tim Coen
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHPList 3.3.1

Timelineinfo

03/17/2017 🔍
03/17/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2017 +11 days 🔍
10/01/2017 +187 days 🔍
06/05/2022 +1707 days 🔍
11/22/2022 +170 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phplist 3.2.6: SQL Injection
Researcher: Tim Coen
Organization: Curesec Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-20029 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 17:20
Updated: 11/22/2022 10:49
Changes: 03/28/2017 17:20 (60), 08/23/2020 09:29 (2), 06/05/2022 17:56 (3), 11/22/2022 10:43 (3), 11/22/2022 10:49 (28)
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