CVE-2017-11503

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

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer	Product
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24	Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:5.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-20 23:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-11503

Mitre link : CVE-2017-11503

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11503

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpmailer_project

phpmailer

CWE

CWE-79

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

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