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CVE-2020-22251

Published: Jul 6, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpList 3.5.3 via the login name field in Manage Administrators when adding a new admin.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

phplistphplist
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
phplistСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
phplistoss-projectCommunicationsaka phplist mailing list manager
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/660
github.com
https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/660
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22251
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Jul 6, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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