CVE-2020-8547 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
phpList 3.5.0 allows type juggling for admin login bypass because == is used instead of === for password hashes, which mishandles hashes that begin with 0e followed by exclusively numerical characters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.86% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phplist | phplist |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpList 3.5.0 - Authentication Bypass | 2020-02-03 |
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