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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108468
Category:Web application abuses
Title:PHPMailer < 5.2.10 'html2text' Library RCE Vulnerability
Summary:PHPMailer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE); vulnerability within the shipped 'html2text' library.
Description:Summary:
PHPMailer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
vulnerability within the shipped 'html2text' library.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists because PHPMailer ships a vulnerable 'html2text.php Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter'
library which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed
by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Vulnerability Impact:
Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code via crafted
input.

Affected Software/OS:
PHPMailer versions before 5.2.10 are vulnerable.

Solution:
Update to version 5.2.10 or later and make sure to remove the
file 'extras/class.html2text.php' from the installation.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5619
Bugtraq: 20081222 POC for CVE-2008-5619 (roundcubemail PHP arbitrary code injection) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499489/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html
http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1485618
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1
http://osvdb.org/53893
http://secunia.com/advisories/33145
http://secunia.com/advisories/33170
http://secunia.com/advisories/34789
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3418
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3419
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