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CVE-2012-2741

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2741 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpList versions prior to 2.10.18, specifically within the public_html/lists/admin/ component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the 'num' parameter during a 'reconcileusers' action. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog and with no known Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-18639) exists, though it also mentions SQL Injection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.10.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18639 · Mar 21, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0286 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securitytracker.com / id
mantis.phplist.com / view.php
phplist.com
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/18639
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/16/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/06/17/2
securityfocus.com / bid/52657
Exploit
zeroscience.mk / en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php