GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-5f37-gxvh-23v6 Remote code execution in PHPMailer
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2016-10033
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- phpmailer/phpmailer
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77, CWE-88
- Reviewed
- 2020-03-05
Affected packages
• Packagist phpmailer/phpmailer: >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.18 → fixed in 5.2.18
Description
Impact
The `mailSend` function in the default `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.
Patches
Fixed in 5.2.18
Workarounds
Filter and validate user input before passing it to internal functions.
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10033
Related to a follow-on issue in https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10045
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
• Open a private issue in the PHPMailer project
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2016-10033 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-5f37-gxvh-23v6 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10033 advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968 web
- https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004 web
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033 web
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html web
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities web
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18 web
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer package
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmailer/phpmailer/CVE-2016-10033.yaml web
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html web
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html web
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html web
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78 web
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection web