CVE-2012-0796

Description

class.phpmailer.php in the PHPMailer library, as used in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before 2.0.7, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via vectors involving a crafted (1) From: or (2) Sender: header.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory moodle.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194015 vendor advisory
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=62988bf0bbc73df655f51884aaf1f523928abff9
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2421 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783532

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0796?
CVE-2012-0796 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0796?
To fix CVE-2012-0796, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0796 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0796 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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