CVE-2017-11503

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Published Jul 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:5.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-0330	PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.
Github GHSA	GHSA-58mj-pw57-4vm2	Cross-site scripting in PHPMailer
Ubuntu USN	USN-5956-1	PHPMailer vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-5956-2	PHPMailer vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.400% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Phpmailer Project Phpmailer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 20, 2017, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:12 PM
Reserved: Jul 20, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 20, 2017, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:01 AM

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