CVE-2016-10074 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Swift Mailer versions prior to 5.4.5. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting a backslash double quote character into the From, ReturnPath, or Sender headers of an email, allowing them to pass extra parameters to the mail command and execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit code is publicly available, including multiple entries on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its high profile and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:swiftmailer:swiftmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.