PHPList Bounce Rule Persistent cross site scriting

published 2022-06-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11051

cvss: 3.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHPList 3.2.6. Affected is an unknown function of the file /lists/admin/ of the component Bounce Rule. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Persistent). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-14)

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/46 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

unspecified PHPList

Classification

Weakness

CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/46
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.98922
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-20036
NVD CVE-2017-20036

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Summary