CVE-2016-10033

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command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \\\" (backslash double quote) in a crafted Sender property."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La funci\u00f3n mailSend en el transporte isMail en PHPMailer en versiones anteriores a 5.2.18 podr\u00edan permitir a atacantes remotos pasar par\u00e1metros extra al comando mail y consecuentemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una \\\" (barra invertida comillas dobles) en una propiedad Sender manipulada."}], "lastModified": "2025-07-08T01:00:02.203", "cisaActionDue": "2025-07-28", "cisaExploitAdd": "2025-07-07", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "9CFF1E1E-0F95-442C-B121-B438985E64C8", "versionEndExcluding": "5.2.18"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": 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