VDB-83088 · BID 15350 · SA17476

PHPList /admin/configure.php ID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PHPList. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/configure.php. The manipulation of the argument ID results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHPList (Mailing List Software) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the file /admin/configure.php. The manipulation of the argument id 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 bug was discovered 11/02/2005. The weakness was presented 11/07/2005 by Tobias Klein with trapkit.de (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tincan.co.uk. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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/configure.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 SecurityFocus (BID 15350†), OSVDB (20574†) and Secunia (SA17476†). See VDB-26890, VDB-26889, VDB-26888 and VDB-83084 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/02/2005 🔍
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05/03/2016 +3828 days 🔍
11/06/2018 +917 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83088
SecurityFocus: 15350 - PHPList Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17476 - phplist Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20574 - phpList /admin/configure.php id Parameter XSS

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

Created: 05/03/2016 08:36
Updated: 11/06/2018 08:06
Changes: 05/03/2016 08:36 (47), 11/06/2018 08:06 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:CCC:103

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