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CVE Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-10033

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Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

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Published At-30 Dec, 2016 | 19:00

Updated At-21 Oct, 2025 | 23:55

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products

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Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

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Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533	vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

Hyperlink: https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

1. CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533	vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK x_transferred
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/	exploit x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.drupal.org/psa-2016-004

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40969/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41962/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40968/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://legalhackers.com/advisories/PHPMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10033-Vuln.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.18

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539963/100/0/threaded

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/About-the-CVE-2016-10033-and-CVE-2016-10045-vulnerabilities

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40974/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40970/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/phpmailer_arg_injection

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/78

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95108

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037533

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/668-20161205-phpmailer-security-advisory.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42024/

Resource:

exploit

x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

x_transferred

2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-88	CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-88

Description: CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Version: 3.1

Base score: 9.8

Base severity: CRITICAL

Vector:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metrics Other Info

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dateAdded:

2025-07-07

reference:

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033

Timeline

Event	Date
CVE-2016-10033 added to CISA KEV	2025-07-07 00:00:00

Event: CVE-2016-10033 added to CISA KEV

Date: 2025-07-07 00:00:00

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033	government-resource

Hyperlink: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10033

Resource:

government-resource

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