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 :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-5619 has a 9 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.
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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.
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).
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PHP Hack CSS HTML JavaScript Shell
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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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=533 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/53893 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33145 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33170 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34789 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=898542 Added Reference http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/2148 Added Reference http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1485618 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3418 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3419 Added Reference https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html -
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
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
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5619
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
77.18 }} -0.42%
score
0.98912
percentile