CVE-2017-11503
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-58mj-pw57-4vm2Cross-site scripting in PHPMailer2020-03-05ghsa · osvUS
PHPMailer versions prior to 5.2.24 (released July 26th 2017) have an XSS vulnerability in one of the code examples, CVE-2017-11503. The code_generator.phps example did not filter user input prior to output. This file is distributed with a `.phps` extension, so it it not normally executable unless it is explicitly renamed, and the file is not included when PHPMailer is loaded through composer, so it is safe by default. There was also an undisclosed potential XSS vulnerability in the default exception handler (unused by default). Patches for both issues kindly provided by Patrick Monnerat of the Fedora Project. ### Impact PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php. ### Patches Fixed in 5.2.24 ### Workarounds None. ### References https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11503 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open a private issue in [the PHPMailer project](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer)
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references (18)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181cnnvd
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailercnnvd
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/master/SECURITY.mdPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txtcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1594cnnvd
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