7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-2740
phpList SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

SQL injection vulnerability in public_html/lists/admin in phpList before 2.10.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortby parameter in a find action.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2012, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2740 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phplist phplist
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the affected package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2740.

URL Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18639 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52657 Exploit
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557
https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18639 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52657 Exploit
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557
https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2740 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2740 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2740 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2740 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1027181
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18639
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52657
    Added Reference http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
    Added Reference https://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=16557
    Added Reference https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.20 }} -0.12%

score

0.85858

percentile