CVE-2012-0796 PHPMailer vulnerable to email header injection
Authenticated users can inject arbitrary email headers in PHPMailer, potentially altering email metadata or bypassing filters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-0796?
CVE-2012-0796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 17 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
class.phpmailer.php in the PHPMailer library, as used in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before 2.0.7, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via vectors involving a crafted (1) From: or (2) Sender: header.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0796?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmailer/phpmailer. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
phpmailer/phpmailer Packagist | All versions | 2.2.1 |
phpmailer/phpmailer Packagist | All versions | 2.2.1 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0796?
Upgrade phpmailer/phpmailer to 2.2.1 or later.
Is CVE-2012-0796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-398j-f7m7-795j.