# CVE-2016-10074: Swift Mailer mail transport Command Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10074-swift-mailer-mail-transport-command-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-10074 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

Swift Mailer mail transport Command Injection

Technologies: [swiftmailer/swiftmailer (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/swiftmailer-swiftmailer). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-10074 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-10074 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-10074?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** swiftmailer/swiftmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.4.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-10074?** Yes. swiftmailer/swiftmailer (Packagist): upgrade to 5.4.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-10074?** Check whether you run swiftmailer/swiftmailer (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

- swiftmailer/swiftmailer (Packagist): upgrade to 5.4.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require swiftmailer/swiftmailer:^5.4.5
  ```


## Affected products

- swiftmailer/swiftmailer (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.4.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-10074
- GHSA-pr44-4jfr-286m

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