CVE-2016-10033
The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before

Publication date: 2016-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-07-08

Assigner: [email protected]

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.
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phpmailer_project phpmailer to 5.2.18 (exc)
wordpress wordpress to 4.7 (inc)
joomla joomla\! From 1.5.0 (inc) to 3.6.5 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
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CVE Publication Date:
2016-12-30
CVE Last Modified Date:
2025-07-08
Report Generation Date:
2025-07-10
AI Powered Q&A Generation:
2025-07-08
EPSS Last Evaluated Date:
2025-07-07
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