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CVE-2016-10045
December 30, 2016
The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper interaction between the escapeshellarg function and internal escaping performed in the mail function in PHP. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-10033.
Related Resources (22)
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539967/100/0/threaded
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-4pc3-96mx-wwc8
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140286/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10045-Vuln-Patch-Bypass.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/28/1
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95130
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmailer/phpmailer/CVE-2016-10045.yaml
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/81
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10045
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
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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
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
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
EPSS
Base Score:
93.53