CVE-2017-5223
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
5.5
Description
Local file disclosure in PHPMailer
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5223
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5223.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.md
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.2.14+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.2.14+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.2.14+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.2.14+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.2.14+dfsg-2.3 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpmailer/phpmailer | >=5.0.0,<5.2.22 | 5.2.22 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpmailer_project | phpmailer | {"endIncluding":"5.2.21"} | |
References
- http://kalilinux.co/2017/01/12/phpmailer-cve-2017-5223-local-information-disclosure-vulnerability-analysis/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95328
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.md
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43056/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5223.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5223
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-4x5h-cr29-fhp6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5223
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmailer/phpmailer/CVE-2017-5223.yaml
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.22
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43056
- http://kalilinux.co/2017/01/12/phpmailer-cve-2017-5223-local-information-disclosure-vulnerability-analysis
CWEs
CWE-200
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.