SB2012100119 - Cross-site scripting in phplist.com PHPlist

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5228)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in admin/index.php in phplist 2.10.9, 2.10.17, and possibly other versions before 2.10.19 when processing testtarget parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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