CVE-2012-2741
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in public_html/lists/admin/ in phpList before 2.10.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the num parameter in a reconcileusers action.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in public_html/lists/admin/ in phpList before 2.10.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the num parameter in a reconcileusers action.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.86% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- phplist/phplist
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18639Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52657Exploit
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
- https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557
- https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18639Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52657Exploit
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
- https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557
- https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.