CVE-2017-15806

HIGH

Zetacomponents Mail < 1.8.2 - Code Injection

Title source: rule

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."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by MalwareBenchmark · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43155

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101866

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/issues/58

[Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/releases/tag/1.8.2

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-critical-rce-vulnerability/

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-yuan-cheng-dai-ma-zhi-xing-lou-dong/

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43155/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.1646

EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (2)

zetacomponents/mail < 1.8.2

zetacomponents/mail 0 - 1.8.2Packagist

Published Nov 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026