phpList before 3.6.15 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper input…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
phpList before 3.6.15 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper input sanitization in lt.php. The vulnerability is exploitable when the application dynamically references internal paths and processes untrusted input without escaping, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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-2025-28074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vv2-f3c8-m9x6
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2025-28074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-28074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vv2-f3c8-m9x6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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