Vulnerability in Phpmailer_project Phpmailer

CVE-2020-13625

PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail relay processing the message.

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13625?
CVE-2020-13625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmailer_project Phpmailer, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-13625?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13625 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.