CVE-2016-10045
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 97.74 % · percentile 100 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140286/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539967/100/0/threaded
- 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://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95130
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10045-Vuln-Patch-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/81
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4pc3-96mx-wwc8 — Remote code execution in PHPMailer
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-0327
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-10045
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-014 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Moodle · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.2.20cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.7cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.5.0 ≤ 3.6.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |