CVE-2026-73482

phpList before 3.7.0-RC5 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in lists/admin/admins.php. The administrator deletion action is triggered via an unauthenticated GET request (?page=admins&delete=N) that is not protected by a CSRF token (the central verifyCsrfGetToken check uses enforce=false and is bypassed when the token parameter is absent). A remote attacker can trick a logged-in super-administrator into loading a crafted URL (e.g., embedded as an image in an email) to delete any non-self administrator account.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/commit/5159c3ed33a5674a8169472b50d146d97f630746
https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/1117
https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/pull/1121
https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/releases/tag/v3.7.0-RC5
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phplist-rc5-cross-site-request-forgery-via-admins-php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-13 19:17

Updated : 2026-08-18 02:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-73482

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73482

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73482

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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