PhpList allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) about.php, (2) connect.php, (3) domainstats.php
PhpList allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) about.php, (2) connect.php, (3) domainstats.php or (4) usercheck.php in public_html/lists/admin directory, (5) attributes.php, (6) dbcheck.php, (7) importcsv.php, (8) user.php, (9) usermgt.php, or (10) users.php in admin/commonlib/pages directory, (11) helloworld.php, or (12) sidebar.php in public_html/lists/admin/plugins directory, or (13) main.php in public_html/lists/admin/plugsins/defaultplugin directory, which reveal the path in an error message.
- Published
- Aug 3, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.4% · 88th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
21
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.4%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tincan | phplist | cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tincan phplistall versions
Same product
tincan: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-0422Dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in lists/admin.php in phpList 2.10.8 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote32Monitor
- CVE-2006-5322Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in phplist before 2.10.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vec30Monitor
- CVE-2005-2432SQL injection vulnerability in PhpList allows remote attackers to modify SQL statements via the id argument to admin pages such as (1) membe30Monitor
- CVE-2011-0748Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in phpList before 2.10.13 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of 27Monitor
- CVE-2005-3555Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PHPlist 2.10.1 and earlier allow authenticated remote attackers with administrator privileges to e26Monitor
- CVE-2008-5887phplist before 2.10.8 allows remote attackers to include files via unknown vectors, related to a "local file include vulnerability."23Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112258115325054&w=2
- www.osvdb.org/18317
- www.osvdb.org/18318
- www.osvdb.org/18319
- www.osvdb.org/18320
- www.osvdb.org/18321
- www.osvdb.org/18322
- www.osvdb.org/18323
- www.osvdb.org/18324
- www.osvdb.org/18325
- www.osvdb.org/18326
- www.osvdb.org/18327
- www.osvdb.org/18328
- www.osvdb.org/18329
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21579
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.