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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHPList (Mailing List Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument sortby
with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
SQL injection vulnerability in public_html/lists/admin in phpList before 2.10.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortby parameter in a find action.
The weakness was released 09/06/2012 by Gjoko Krstic (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phplist.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2740 since 05/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and 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 LiquidWorm and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 104 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59828 (FreeBSD : phpList -- SQL injection and XSS vulnerability (fd8bac56-c444-11e1-864b-001cc0877741)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.10.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59828) and Exploit-DB (18639). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 62092.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 2.10.1
- 2.10.2
- 2.10.3
- 2.10.4
- 2.10.5
- 2.10.7
- 2.10.8
- 2.10.9
- 2.10.10
- 2.10.11
- 2.10.12
- 2.10.13
- 2.10.14
- 2.10.15
- 2.10.16
- 2.10.17
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1505
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: LiquidWorm
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Nessus ID: 59828
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpList -- SQL injection and XSS vulnerability (fd8bac56-c444-11e1-864b-001cc0877741)
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OpenVAS ID: 71528
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phplist
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PHPList 2.10.5
Timeline
03/21/2012 🔍03/21/2012 🔍
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03/21/2012 🔍
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06/18/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: phplist.comResearcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2740 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1027181 - PHPlist Input Validation Flaws Permit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35514 - PHPList 2.10.17 Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52657 - PHPList SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 80283
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/13/2021 10:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/14/2017 14:07 (22), 12/13/2021 10:42 (3)
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