PHPList Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	20577
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 17 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 18 2006 09:23PM
Credit:	b0rizQ is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PHPList PHPList 2.10.2
Not Vulnerable:

PHPList Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

PHPList is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Version 2.10.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

PHPList Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/phplist/index.php?p="><script>alert(1);</script>

PHPList Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

PHPList Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• PHPList Homepage (PHPList)
  
• [Xss] IN phplist v 2.10.2 (b0rizQ)