SB2020020318 - Type Confusion in phplist.com PHPlist
Published: February 3, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020020318
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8547)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.