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TI-2020-14488 Aliases CVE-2020-23214GHSA-6mrf-9c3p-wq48

A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phplist 3.5.3 allows attackers to…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phplist 3.5.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload entered into the "Configure categories" field under the "Categorise Lists" module.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00551 46th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3Vulnerablephplist
  • cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·phplist

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23214
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mrf-9c3p-wq48

References

Exploit 1

  • 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
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Sources

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