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phpmailer -- XSS in code example and default exeception handler

Affected packages
phpmailer < 5.2.24

Details

VuXML ID c5d79773-8801-11e7-93f7-d43d7e971a1b
Discovery 2017-07-27
Entry 2017-08-23

PHPMailer reports:

Fix XSS vulnerability in one of the code examples, CVE-2017-11503. The code_generator.phps example did not filter user input prior to output. This file is distributed with a .phps extension, so it it not normally executable unless it is explicitly renamed, so it is safe by default. There was also an undisclosed potential XSS vulnerability in the default exception handler (unused by default). Patches for both issues kindly provided by Patrick Monnerat of the Fedora Project.

References

CVE Name CVE-2017-11503
URL https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24