Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
n/an/a–CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.htmlrefdrupal.org/psa-2016-004exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/42221exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/40969exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/41962exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/40968reflegalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.htmlrefgithub.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18refsecurityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threadedrefgithub.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilitiesrefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlexploitexploit-db.com/exploits/40974exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/40986exploitexploit-db.com/exploits/40970refrapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injectionexploitexploit-db.com/exploits/41996refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78refsecurityfocus.com/bid/95108refsecuritytracker.com/id/1037533refdeveloper.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.htmlexploitexploit-db.com/exploits/42024refcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033kevcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog