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CVE-2008-5619in critical feed2 exploits

PHPMailer susceptible to arbitrary code execution

Also known as GHSA-v5c9-mmw9-829q

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
58.6%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in PHPMailer before 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

58.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7553 Roundcube Webmail 0.2b - Remote Code Execution · webapps · 2008-12-22
  • EDB-7549 Roundcube Webmail 0.2-3 Beta - Code Execution · webapps · 2008-12-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
packagistphpmailer/phpmailer
<5.2.10
5.2.10

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • mahara.org /interaction/forum/topic.php?id=533 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7549 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7553 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3418 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • github.com /PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • trac.roundcube.net /changeset/2148 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /53893 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /forum/forum.php?forum_id=898542 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/34789 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3419 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • trac.roundcube.net /ticket/1485618 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33170 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33145 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5619 · advisory
  • github.com /PHPMailer/PHPMailer · web

Sources

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