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CVE-2016-10045 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/28/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140286/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/81	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10045-Vuln-Patch-Bypass.html	CVE	ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539967/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95130	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/28/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140286/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/81	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10045-Vuln-Patch-Bypass.html	[email protected]	ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539967/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95130	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-77	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
phpmailer project phpmailer	< 5.2.20
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
wordpress wordpress	<= 4.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
joomla joomla!	>= 1.5.0, <= 3.6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla!:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 30, 2021	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 27, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 25, 2017	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jan 23, 2017	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 3, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2016-10045 Details

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