CVE-2012-3952
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/index.php in phpList before 2.10.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unconfirmed parameter to the user page.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/index.php in phpList before 2.10.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unconfirmed parameter to the user page.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.93% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- phplist/phplist
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0059.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/84482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50150Vendor Advisory
- http://www.phplist.com/?lid=579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54887Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77526
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23100
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0059.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/84482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50150Vendor Advisory
- http://www.phplist.com/?lid=579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54887Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77526
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23100
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.