9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.9%
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 \β (backslash double quote) in a crafted Sender property.
Recent assessments:
Assessed Attacker Value: 0
Assessed Attacker Value: 0Assessed Attacker Value: 0
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78
www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10033
developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18
github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities
legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html
www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.9%