vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-c7656d4c-cb60-11e6-a9a5-b499baebfeaf (CVE-2016-10033): phpmailer -- Remote Code Execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 26, 2016 | Dec 27, 2016 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 26, 2016
Added
Dec 27, 2016
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
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.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-phpmailerfreebsd-upgrade-package-tt-rss
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