CVE-2017-11503 : PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fiel

PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.

Published 2017-07-20 23:29:00

Updated 2019-05-03 17:14:24

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2017-11503

Phpmailer Project » Phpmailer » Version: 5.2.23
cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:5.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.21%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 58 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181

PHPMailer < 5.2.23 - Cross-Site Scripting - CXSecurity.com
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026

PHPMailer Input Validation Flaw in 'code_generator.phps' Example Code Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/

PHPMailer 'code_generator.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txt

PHPMailer Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer

GitHub - PHPMailer/PHPMailer: The classic email sending library for PHP
Product
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24

Release PHPMailer 5.2.24 · PHPMailer/PHPMailer · GitHub
Patch;Release Notes;Third Party Advisory

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