CVE-2020-13625

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 08 Jun 2020, 16:03
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 12:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
41/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
4.93% LOW
5% probability +2.19%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Jun 2020, 16:03
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 12:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.93%• Percentile: 90%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-116•Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

    The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    18.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    31 | 32

  • phpmailer_project•phpmailer

    < 6.1.6

References (9)