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CVE-2016-10033 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability 07/07/2025 07/28/2025 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10033
NVD Published Date:
12/30/2016
NVD Last Modified:
07/07/2025
Source:
MITRE