CVE-2009-4023

HIGH 7.5CVE-2009-4023 · Published 29/11/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-4023 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting pear (pear).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.4%, higher than 84.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pear pear	`= 1.1.14`	No fix yet

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php · Exploit
pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/37410 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/37458
svn.php.net/viewvc/pear/packages/Mail/trunk/Mail/sendmail.php
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1938
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/23/8
securityfocus.com/bid/37081 · Patch
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3300 · Patch
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54362

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