7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.016 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.0%
PHPMailer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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#
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CPE = "cpe:/a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108471");
script_version("2022-04-13T07:21:45+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-3215");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-04-13 07:21:45 +0000 (Wed, 13 Apr 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-09-25 09:59:32 +0200 (Tue, 25 Sep 2018)");
script_name("PHPMailer < 2.0.0 rc1 'SendmailSend' RCE Vulnerability");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_phpmailer_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("phpmailer/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24417");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/changelog.md#version-200-rc1-thu-nov-08-2007-interim-release");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.md");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHPMailer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"PHPMailer, when configured to use sendmail, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
shell commands via shell metacharacters in the SendmailSend function in class.phpmailer.php.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHPMailer versions 1.7 and earlier are vulnerable.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.0.0 rc1 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
# nb: Advisory says "1.7 and earlier" but changelog shows that its fixed in 2.0.0 rc1.
if( version_is_less( version:version, test_version:"2.0.0" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"2.0.0 rc1", install_url:location );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );