---
id: CVE-2026-73482
title: >-
  phpList before 3.7.0-RC5 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
  vulnerability in lists/admin/admins.php
summary: >-
  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 protecte…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-352
published: '2026-08-13'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:06:30.133'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73482'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/commit/5159c3ed33a5674a8169472b50d146d97f630746
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/issues/1117'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/pull/1121'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/phpList/phplist3/releases/tag/v3.7.0-RC5'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phplist-rc5-cross-site-request-forgery-via-admins-php
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0034
epssPercentile: 0.24758
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T20:51:40.201Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.