FreeBSD : phpList -- SQL injection and XSS vulnerability (fd8bac56-c444-11e1-864b-001cc0877741)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59828

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Zero Science Lab reports :

Input passed via the parameter 'sortby' is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user or used in SQL queries. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
The param 'num' is vulnerable to a XSS issue where the attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php

http://www.nessus.org/u?d08085cf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59828

File Name: freebsd_pkg_fd8bac56c44411e1864b001cc0877741.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phplist, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2740, CVE-2012-2741

BID: 52657