Tincan PHPList 2.10.1 admin/editlist.php action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Tincan PHPList 2.10.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin/editlist.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument action results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-3556. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tincan PHPList 2.10.1 (Mailing List Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file admin/editlist.php. The manipulation of the argument action with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPlist 2.10.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) listname parameter in (a) admin/editlist.php, (2) title parameter in (b) admin/spageedit.php, (3) title field in (c) admin/template.php, (4) filter, (5) delete, and (6) start parameters in (d) admin/eventlog.php, (7) id parameter in (e) admin/configure.php, (8) find parameter in (f) admin/users.php, (9) start parameter in (g) admin/admin.php, and (10) action parameter in (h) admin/fckphplist.php.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2005. The weakness was shared 11/07/2005 by Tobias Klein with trapkit.de (Website). The advisory is shared at trapkit.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3556 since 11/16/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/editlist.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (26484), SecurityFocus (BID 15350†), OSVDB (20570†) and Secunia (SA17476†). The entries VDB-26890, VDB-26888, VDB-83084 and VDB-83085 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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11/07/2005 +5 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +7 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3402 days 🔍
10/13/2025 +3869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: trapkit.de
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Organization: trapkit.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3556 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3556
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26889
SecurityFocus: 15350 - PHPList Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17476
OSVDB: 20570 - phpList /admin/editlist.php listname Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2005-2345

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/13/2025 19:10
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (57), 03/28/2017 17:30 (7), 10/13/2025 19:10 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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