CVE-2016-10045
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10045
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10045.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-10045
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-12-30T19:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-14T15:08:09.989834Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140286/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/81
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539967/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95130
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10045-Vuln-Patch-Bypass.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/28/1
Affected packages
Git / github.com/phpmailer/phpmailer
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/phpmailer/phpmailer
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress-develop
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed