# CVE-2006-1015: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can read and create arbitrary files via argument injection in PHP mail function when using sendmail with remote input.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pjvh-w3q2-44j5

## What is CVE-2006-1015?

CVE-2006-1015 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 7 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Argument injection vulnerability in certain PHP 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x applications, when used with sendmail and when accepting remote input for the additional_parameters argument to the mail function, allows remote attackers to read and create arbitrary files via the sendmail -C and -X arguments.  NOTE: it could be argued that this is a class of technology-specific vulnerability, instead of a particular instance; if so, then this should not be included in CVE.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1015 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1015 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP 4.x/5.0/5.1 with Sendmail Mail Function - 'additional_param' Arbitrary File Creation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

- [CVE-2012-2688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2688/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2376/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3268/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4143/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5557/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1015 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 7 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1015 exists.

Affected product: Php Php. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1015/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1015/
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