Swift Mailer mail transport Command Injection

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2016-10074 · GHSA-pr44-4jfr-286m · Published 30/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
swiftmailer/swiftmailer Packagist	`< 5.4.5`	`5.4.5`
swiftmailer swiftmailer	`≤ 5.4.4`	No fix yet

Description

The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a " (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.

NVD description

The mail transport (aka Swift_Transport_MailTransport) in Swift Mailer before 5.4.5 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \" (backslash double quote) in a crafted e-mail address in the (1) From, (2) ReturnPath, or (3) Sender header.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10074 · ADVISORY
FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories · WEB
swiftmailer/swiftmailer · WEB
legalhackers.com/advisories/SwiftMailer-Exploit-Remote-Code-Exec-CVE-2016-10074-Vuln.html · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/40972 · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/40986 · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/42221 · WEB
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140290/SwiftMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html · WEB
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/86 · WEB
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3769 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/95140 · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/40972 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/40986
exploit-db.com/exploits/42221

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