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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-13625
PHPMailer Double Quote File Name Injection
Description

PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail relay processing the message.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-13625 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Phpmailer_project phpmailer
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 4
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
An output escaping bug in PHPMailer can lead to file type misinterpretation.
  • Update the affected PHPMailer packages.
  • If necessary, update related packages, such as those from Fedora and Debian.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-13625 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2020-13625.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html Broken Link
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html Broken Link
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-13625 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-2020-13625 weaknesses.

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-13625 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-13625 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6
    Added Reference https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj No Types Assigned https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-116
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.6
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

2.62 }} 0.32%

score

0.85100

percentile