10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5619
PHPMailer, RoundCube Webmail, Mahara, AtMail Open Regular Expression Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in PHPMailer before 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2008, 2:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-5619 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5619 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Roundcube webmail
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5619.

URL Resource
http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=533
http://osvdb.org/53893
http://secunia.com/advisories/33145
http://secunia.com/advisories/33170 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34789
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=898542 Vendor Advisory
http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/2148 Exploit
http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1485618 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3418
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3419
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html
http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=533
http://osvdb.org/53893
http://secunia.com/advisories/33145
http://secunia.com/advisories/33170 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34789
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=898542 Vendor Advisory
http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/2148 Exploit
http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1485618 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3418
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3419
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

PHP CSS JavaScript

Updated: 6 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 7, 2017, 11:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 7 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 28, 2016, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 21, 2016, 5:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 18, 2016, 12:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 16, 2016, 11:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2016, 10:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 16, 2016, 1:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

PHP Shell

Updated: 8 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 21, 2016, 9:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5619 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5619 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7549 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7553 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation html2text.php en RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha y 0.2-3.beta, permite a los atacantes remotos, ejecutar arbitrariamente código a través de entradas manipuladas que es procesada por la función preg_replace con switch "eval".
    Added Translation html2text.php en Chuggnutt HTML a Text Converter, como se usa en PHPMailer en versiones anteriores a 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha y 0.2-3.beta, Mahara y AtMail Open 1.03, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de entrada manipulada que se procesa por la función preg_replace con el interruptor de eval.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch. html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in PHPMailer before 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
    Added Reference https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:roundcube_webmail:0.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:roundcube_webmail:0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:roundcube:webmail:0.2.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5619 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5619 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

86.21 }} -2.43%

score

0.98571

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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Confidentiality
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Availability