# CVE-2007-1718: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary email headers via CRLF injection in PHP's mail function, enabling spam attacks and header manipulation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrgc-qgpq-qfc5

## What is CVE-2007-1718?

CVE-2007-1718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 28 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the mail function in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary e-mail headers and possibly conduct spam attacks via a control character immediately following folding of the (1) Subject or (2) To parameter, as demonstrated by a parameter containing a "\r\n\t\n" sequence, related to an increment bug in the SKIP_LONG_HEADER_SEP macro.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1718?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1718?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1718 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1718 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP 5.2.1 - Folded Mail Headers Email Header Injection (exploitdb)

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- [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-2007-1718 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 28 Mar 2007. 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-2007-1718 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-2007-1718/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1718/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1718
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1718
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1718

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