CVE-2016-10033
Published Dec 30, 2016
Last updated 2 days ago
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- phpmailer, wordpress, joomla\!
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.5
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- Jul 7, 2025
- Exploit action due
- Jul 28, 2025
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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