CVE-2020-23192
Published: 02 July 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-23192 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Phplist Phplist. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 32.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-15945
Vulnerability details
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phplist 3.5.4 and below allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the "admin" parameter under the "Manage administrators" module.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.