phpList up to 3.7.0-RC4 Administrator Deletion lists/admin/admins.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpList up to 3.7.0-RC4. This impacts an unknown function of the file lists/admin/admins.php of the component Administrator Deletion. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73482. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpList up to 3.7.0-RC4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file lists/admin/admins.php of the component Administrator Deletion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

phpList before 3.7.0-RC5 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in lists/admin/admins.php. The administrator deletion action is triggered via an unauthenticated GET request (?page=admins&delete=N) that is not protected by a CSRF token (the central verifyCsrfGetToken check uses enforce=false and is bypassed when the token parameter is absent). A remote attacker can trick a logged-in super-administrator into loading a crafted URL (e.g., embedded as an image in an email) to delete any non-self administrator account.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-73482 since 08/12/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:lists/admin/admins.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.7.0-RC5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpList 3.7.0-RC5

Timelineinfo

08/12/2026 CVE reserved
08/13/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-73482 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-73482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389761

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2026 21:01
Changes: 08/13/2026 21:01 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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