9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-10074
Swift Mailer SMTP Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 30, 2016, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10074 has a 2 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-2016-10074 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 Swiftmailer swiftmailer
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-2016-10074.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 Exploit Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES Patch Vendor Advisory
https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/

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

Python

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 9, 2024, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 7 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 28, 2017, 10:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 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-2016-10074 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10074 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]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40986/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42221/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES No Types Assigned https://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer/blob/5.x/CHANGES Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40972/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 Mailing List, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html No Types Assigned https://legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:swiftmailer:swiftmailer:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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-2016-10074 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

94.38 }} -0.24%

score

0.98854

percentile

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