CVE-2017-15806

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Published Nov 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 10.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The send function in the ezcMailMtaTransport class in Zeta Components Mail before 1.8.2 does not properly restrict the set of characters used in the ezcMail returnPath property, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted email address, as demonstrated by one containing "-X/path/to/wwwroot/file.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:zetacomponents:mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-hgr8-g756-vmg9	Zeta Components Mail Arbitrary code execution via a crafted email address

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.7% (10.652% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101866
https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/issues/58
https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/releases/tag/1.8.2
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-critical-rce-vulnerability/
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-yuan-cheng-dai-ma-zhi-xing-lou-dong/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43155/

History

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Subscriptions

Zetacomponents Mail

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 15, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved: Oct 23, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 15, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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