CVE-2012-5228 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/index.php in phplist 2.10.9, 2.10.17, and possibly other versions before 2.10.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the testtarget parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.65% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tincan | phplist |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpList 2.10.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-01-26 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/78548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47727
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18419
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51681
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72747
- http://osvdb.org/78548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47727
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18419
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51681
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72747
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