CVE-2016-10131
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhmCodeIgniter arbitrary code execution2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.
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references (11)
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- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851enisa_euvd
- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851nvd
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