Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-2740 - SQL Injection vulnerability in PHPlist

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include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(59828);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/23 12:49:57");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2740", "CVE-2012-2741");
  script_bugtraq_id(52657);

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : phpList -- SQL injection and XSS vulnerability (fd8bac56-c444-11e1-864b-001cc0877741)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Zero Science Lab reports :

Input passed via the parameter 'sortby' is not properly sanitised
before being returned to the user or used in SQL queries. This can be
exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
The param 'num' is vulnerable to a XSS issue where the attacker can
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.phplist.com/?lid=567"
  );
  # http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5081.php"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/fd8bac56-c444-11e1-864b-001cc0877741.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d08085cf"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phplist");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/03/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/07/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/07/03");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"phplist<=2.10.17")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");