CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-10074
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-12-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
Description
The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 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 e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.
Affected configurations
• swiftmailer swiftmailer (<= 5.4.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 Exploit, Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769 www.debian.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/ www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/ www.exploit-db.com
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 Exploit, Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769 www.debian.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/ www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/ www.exploit-db.com