CVE-2012-5228: XSS

Published Oct 1, 2012
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

81 affected components
Tincan Phplist<=2.10.18
Tincan Phplist=1.0
Tincan Phplist=1.0.1
Tincan Phplist=1.1.2b
Tincan Phplist=1.1.3b
Tincan Phplist=1.1.4b
Tincan Phplist=1.1.5
Tincan Phplist=1.1.5b
Tincan Phplist=1.1.6
Tincan Phplist=1.1.7
Tincan Phplist=1.3.5
Tincan Phplist=1.3.7
Tincan Phplist=1.4.1
Tincan Phplist=1.5.0
Tincan Phplist=1.5.1
Tincan Phplist=1.6.0
Tincan Phplist=1.6.1
Tincan Phplist=1.6.3
Tincan Phplist=1.6.4
Tincan Phplist=1.7.0
Tincan Phplist=1.7.1
Tincan Phplist=1.8.0
Tincan Phplist=1.9.0
Tincan Phplist=1.9.1
Tincan Phplist=1.9.2
Tincan Phplist=1.9.3
Tincan Phplist=2.1.0
Tincan Phplist=2.1.1
Tincan Phplist=2.1.3
Tincan Phplist=2.1.4
Tincan Phplist=2.2.0
Tincan Phplist=2.2.1
Tincan Phplist=2.3.0
Tincan Phplist=2.3.1
Tincan Phplist=2.3.2
Tincan Phplist=2.3.3
Tincan Phplist=2.3.4
Tincan Phplist=2.4.0
Tincan Phplist=2.4.7
Tincan Phplist=2.5.0
Tincan Phplist=2.5.1
Tincan Phplist=2.5.2
Tincan Phplist=2.5.3
Tincan Phplist=2.5.4
Tincan Phplist=2.5.5
Tincan Phplist=2.5.6
Tincan Phplist=2.5.7
Tincan Phplist=2.5.8
Tincan Phplist=2.6
Tincan Phplist=2.6.0
Tincan Phplist=2.6.1
Tincan Phplist=2.6.2
Tincan Phplist=2.6.3
Tincan Phplist=2.6.4
Tincan Phplist=2.6.5
Tincan Phplist=2.7.1
Tincan Phplist=2.7.2
Tincan Phplist=2.8.2
Tincan Phplist=2.8.7
Tincan Phplist=2.8.12
Tincan Phplist=2.9.3
Tincan Phplist=2.9.4
Tincan Phplist=2.9.5
Tincan Phplist=2.10.1
Tincan Phplist=2.10.2
Tincan Phplist=2.10.3
Tincan Phplist=2.10.4
Tincan Phplist=2.10.5
Tincan Phplist=2.10.6
Tincan Phplist=2.10.7
Tincan Phplist=2.10.8
Tincan Phplist=2.10.9
Tincan Phplist=2.10.10
Tincan Phplist=2.10.11
Tincan Phplist=2.10.12
Tincan Phplist=2.10.13
Tincan Phplist=2.10.14
Tincan Phplist=2.10.15
Tincan Phplist=2.10.16
Tincan Phplist=2.10.17
Tincan Phplist=2.10.19

Event History

Oct 1, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5228?

CVE-2012-5228 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution via cross-site scripting (XSS).

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-5228?

To fix CVE-2012-5228, upgrade to PHPList version 2.10.19 or later, which resolves the XSS vulnerability.

3

What is affected by CVE-2012-5228?

CVE-2012-5228 affects PHPList versions 2.10.9, 2.10.17, and earlier, potentially including other versions before 2.10.19.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-5228?

CVE-2012-5228 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

5

How can attackers exploit CVE-2012-5228?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2012-5228 by injecting malicious code via the testtarget parameter in the URL, which could compromise user data.

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