CVE-2008-5619: PHPMailer susceptible to arbitrary code execution

CVE-2008-5619 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-14

PHPMailer susceptible to arbitrary code execution

Technologies: phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2008-5619 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2008-5619 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2008-5619?
Informational severity, published 14 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2008-5619?
Yes. phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2008-5619?
Check whether you run phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.10 or later
    composer require phpmailer/phpmailer:^5.2.10

Affected products

  • phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.10

Identifiers

  • CVE-2008-5619
  • GHSA-v5c9-mmw9-829q

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