Improper input validation in Phpmailer Project
CVE-2015-8476
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in PHPMailer before 5.2.14 allow attackers to inject arbitrary SMTP commands via CRLF sequences in an (1) email address to the validateAddress function in class.phpmailer.php or (2) SMTP command to the sendCommand function in class.smtp.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0796.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phpmailer Project
- Debian Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/6687a96a18b8f12148881e4ddde795ae477284b0
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177139.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/05/1 (mailing-list)
- github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.14 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3416 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177130.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78619 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/04/5 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8476?
- CVE-2015-8476 is a vulnerability in Phpmailer Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2015-12-16.
- Is CVE-2015-8476 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.