CVE-2012-5228

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/index.php in phplist 2.10.9, 2.10.17, and possibly other versions before 2.10.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the testtarget parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2012-10-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5228 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.72%, 91th percentile). 2 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-2012-5228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18419 exploit_db edb 2012-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5228

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 2026-06-02 7.74% 6.72% -1.03%
2 2026-04-22 4.19% 7.74% +3.55%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.19% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5228

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-2012-5228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tincan phplist <= 2.10.18 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.2b cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.3b cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.4b cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.5b cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 1.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.10 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.11 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.12 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.13 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.14 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.15 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.16 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tincan phplist 2.10.17 cpe:2.3:a:tincan:phplist:2.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5228

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