CVE-2024-53860

Potential Abuse for Sending Arbitrary Emails in sp-php-email-handler

Description

sp-php-email-handler is a PHP package for handling contact form submissions. Messages sent using this script are vulnerable to abuse, as the script allows anybody to specify arbitrary email recipients and include user-provided content in confirmation emails. This could enable malicious actors to use your server to send spam, phishing emails, or other malicious content, potentially damaging your domain's reputation and leading to blacklisting by email providers. Patched in version 1.0.0 by removing user-provided content from confirmation emails. All pre-release versions (alpha and beta) are vulnerable to this issue and should not be used. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users must upgrade to version 1.0.0 to mitigate the vulnerability.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Affected: Spencer14420 SPEmailHandler-PHP
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-53860?
CVE-2024-53860 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-53860?
To fix CVE-2024-53860, 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-2024-53860 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-53860 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-53860?
CVE-2024-53860 affects Spencer14420 SPEmailHandler-PHP.
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