SB2018120727 - Remote code execution in PHPMailer
Published: December 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018120727
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Object injection attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19296)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to object injection attack. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request, conduct object injection attack and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.