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CVE-2020-13625

PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote charac

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04933
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
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Affected Products & Versions

4
phpmailer project phpmailer< 6.1.6
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvjgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 Jun 2020 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10670-1
usnUSN-5956-1
usnUSN-4505-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1106-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1060-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.htmlBroken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.htmlBroken Link
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/
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