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CVE-2016-10033
December 30, 2016
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.
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The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
Related Resources (37)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-10033
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10033
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmailer/phpmailer/CVE-2016-10033.yaml
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-5f37-gxvh-23v6
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108
https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10033
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
FUNCTIONAL
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-88
EPSS
Base Score:
94.47