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CVE-2020-15073

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import...

5.4 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.75%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
CVE-2020-15073
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
CVE-2020-15073
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7201 No score

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
EUVD-2020-7201
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvh8-jqf6-87pm No score

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import...

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
GHSA-rvh8-jqf6-87pm
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
CVE-2020-15073
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-phplist-2020-15073 No score

An issue was discovered in phpList through 3.5.4. An XSS vulnerability occurs within the Import Administrators section via upload of an edited text document. This also affects the Subscriber Lists section.

Record
BIT-phplist-2020-15073
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phplist
Bitnami
before 3.5.4
3.5.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-15073 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Phplist, published July 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in phplist 3.5.4.

References

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