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CVE-2009-0422

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-02-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in lists/admin.php in phpList 2.10.8 and earlier, when register_globals is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the _SERVER[ConfigFile] parameter to admin/index.php.

Affected products

• Tincan Phplist: through 2.10.8; 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.2b, 1.1.3b, 1.1.4b, 1.1.5 (+63)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/33533
• http://www.bugreport.ir/index_60.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500057/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47945
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7778
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33533
• http://www.bugreport.ir/index_60.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500057/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47945
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7778

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