CVE-2026-73481 json
phpList < 3.7.0-RC5 Cross-Site Request Forgery via Bounce Rules
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-58228
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
phpList before 3.7.0-RC5 fail to enforce CSRF token validation on the bounce rule deletion endpoint (bouncerules.php / bouncerule.php). The deletion is performed via a GET request (?page=bouncerules&del=N), and the central CSRF check (verifyCsrfGetToken) is invoked with enforce=false, so it only validates the token when a 'tk' parameter is present. A remote attacker can trick an authenticated administrator into loading a crafted URL (e.g., embedded in an image tag) to delete arbitrary bounce rules from the phplist_bounceregex table without a valid CSRF token.
Patch / fix
- phplist phplist3 3.7.0-RC5
- github.com/phpList/phplist3@5159c3e commit
- github.com/phpList/phplist3#1121 pull request
- github.com/phpList/phplist3/releases/tag/v3.7.0-RC5 release
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/1116 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- phplist phplist3
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/phpList/phplist3/pull/1121
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/phpList/phplist3/commit/5159c3ed33a5674a8169472b50d146d97f630746
patch
-
github.com
/phpList/phplist3/issues/1116
technical-description, exploit, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/phpList/phplist3/releases/tag/v3.7.0-RC5
release-notes
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/phplist-rc5-cross-site-request-forgery-via-bounce-rules
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-73481
- NVD CVE-2026-73481
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