CVE-2012-4246

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in lists/admin/index.php in phpList before 2.10.19 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page parameter; or the (2) footer, (3) status, or (4) testtarget parameter in the send page.

Published: 2012-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4246 is rated Exploit Available (54/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-4246

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18419 exploit_db edb 2012-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4246

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.14% 1.86% -5.28%
2 2026-04-23 5.91% 7.14% +1.24%
3 2026-04-13 — 5.91% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4246

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4246

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4246

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phplist phplist <= 2.10.18 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.10 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.11 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.12 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.13 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.14 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.15 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.16 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phplist phplist 2.10.17 cpe:2.3:a:phplist:phplist:2.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4246

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