CVE-2016-10033 — PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
What it is
AI offline placeholder summary for: Title: CVE-2016-10033 — PHPMailer Command Injection Vulnerability Kind: Vulnerab.
Who this affects
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What to do
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From the source
PHP PHPMailer. PHPMailer contains a command injection vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input. Specifically, this issue affects the 'mail()' function of 'class.phpmailer.php' script. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2016-10033
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-07-07
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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