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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2017-20031

Severity Low
Score 2.7/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in PHPList 3.2.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument sortby with the input password leads to information disclosure. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.3.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published