CVE-2016-10045: Remote code execution in PHPMailer

CVE-2016-10045 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-03-05

Remote code execution in PHPMailer

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-10045 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-10045 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-10045?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 March 2020.
Which products and versions are affected?
phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.2.20.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-10045?
Yes. phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist): upgrade to 5.2.20 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-10045?
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 5.2.20 or later
    composer require phpmailer/phpmailer:^5.2.20

Affected products

  • phpmailer/phpmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.2.20

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-10045
  • GHSA-4pc3-96mx-wwc8

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