CVE-2020-13625

Public Exploit

Description

PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail relay processing the message.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.31% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6 third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj patch third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMH4TC5XTS3KZVGMSKEPPBZ2XTZCKKCX/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFM3BZABL6RUHTVMXSC7OFMP4CKWMRPJ/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00067.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00085.html vendor advisory broken link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4505-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13625?
CVE-2020-13625 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13625?
To fix CVE-2020-13625, 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-2020-13625 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-13625 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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