phpList 3.5.0 allows type juggling for admin login bypass because == is used instead of…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
phpList 3.5.0 allows type juggling for admin login bypass because == is used instead of === for password hashes, which mishandles hashes that begin with 0e followed by exclusively numerical characters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05861 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8547
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jpch-xv32-p766
References
More Phplist vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-14100 PHPList Edit Subscription index.php sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14103 PHPList Subscription sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14101 PHPList Sending Campain sql injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-14104 PHPList Reflected cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-14107 PHPList Bounce Rule Persistent cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2017-14106 PHPList Subscribe Persistent cross site scriting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-8547 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8547 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jpch-xv32-p766 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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