What is CVE-2020-35708?

CVE-2020-35708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phplist, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-12-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-35708?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Phplist

CVE-2020-35708

phpList 3.5.9 allows SQL injection by admins who provide a crafted fourth line of a file to the "Config - Import Administrators" page.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2020-12-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Phplist — versions 3.5.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

tufangungor.github.io/exploit/2020/12/15/phplist-3.5.9-sql-injection.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
sourceforge.net/projects/phplist/files/phplist/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35708?: CVE-2020-35708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phplist, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-12-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-35708?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.