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CVE-2017-15806

N/A
Published: November 15, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMail

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%

Description

The send function in the ezcMailMtaTransport class in Zeta Components Mail before 1.8.2 does not properly restrict the set of characters used in the ezcMail returnPath property, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted email address, as demonstrated by one containing "-X/path/to/wwwroot/file.php."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Mail· Zetacomponents
95%
v < 1.8.2
Affected range stops below 1.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101866
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/issues/58
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/releases/tag/1.8.2
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-critical-rce-vulnerability/
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-yuan-cheng-dai-ma-zhi-xing-lou-dong/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43155/

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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