CVE-2016-10033: PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability
Critical · CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 99.7%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted Sender property.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
PHP: PHPMailer
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html (opens in new tab)
- developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html (opens in new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-… (opens in new tab)
- legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.htm… (opens in new tab)
- www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/ (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/ (opens in new tab)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)