CVE-2016-10033
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10033
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10033.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-10033
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-12-30T19:59:00.137Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-16T01:45:13.972023791Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html
- https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/
Affected packages
Git
github.com/joomla/joomla-cms
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
- Database specific
{ "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\\!:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "source": "CPE_FIELD", "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "1.5.0" }, { "last_affected": "3.6.5" } ] }
Affected versions
1.*
1.7.3
2.*
2.5.0
2.5.0_beta1
2.5.0_beta2
2.5.1
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
3.*
3.0.0
3.0.0_alpha-1
3.0.0_alpha-2
3.0.0_beta1
3.0.1
3.0.3
3.1.0_beta1
3.1.0_beta2
3.1.0_beta3
3.1.0_beta4
3.1.0_beta5
3.1.1
3.1.5
3.2.0
3.2.0.alpha
3.2.0.beta
3.2.0.rc
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.3.0
3.4.0
3.4.0-beta1
3.4.0-beta2
3.4.0-beta3
3.4.0-rc
3.4.1
3.4.1-rc
3.4.1-rc2
3.4.2
3.4.2-rc
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.4-rc
3.4.4-rc2
3.4.5
3.5.0
3.5.0-beta
3.5.0-beta2
3.5.0-beta3
3.5.0-beta4
3.5.0-beta5
3.5.0-rc
3.5.0-rc2
3.5.0-rc4
3.5.1
3.5.1-rc
3.5.1-rc2
3.6.0
3.6.0-alpha
3.6.0-beta1
3.6.0-beta2
3.6.0-rc
3.6.0-rc2
3.6.1
3.6.1-rc1
3.6.1-rc2
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.6.3-rc1
3.6.3-rc2
3.6.3-rc3
3.6.4
3.6.5
github.com/phpmailer/phpmailer
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/phpmailer/phpmailer
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Database specific
{ "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "source": [ "CPE_FIELD", "REFERENCES" ], "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "5.2.18" } ] }
github.com/wordpress/wordpress
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
- Database specific
{ "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "source": "CPE_FIELD", "extracted_events": [ { "introduced": "0" }, { "last_affected": "4.7" } ] }