Vulnerability CVE-2017-11503

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-11503 (CCN-129336)

Assigned:

2017-06-22

Published:

2017-06-22

Updated:

2019-05-03

Summary:

PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.

CVSS v3 Severity:

6.1 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:R)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:R)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-79

Vulnerability Consequences:

Cross-Site Scripting

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-11503

Source: CCN
Type: BID-99293
PHPMailer 'code_generator.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
99293

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1039026

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
phpmailer-cve201711503-xss(129336)

Source: CCN
Type: PHPMailer GIT Repository
PHPMailer

Source: MISC
Type: Product
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [06-25-2017]
PHPMailer Cross Site Scripting

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txt

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-11503

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:5.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:phpmailer_project:phpmailer:5.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017115030000000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201711503000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201711503000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017115030000000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201711503000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017115030000000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201711503000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017115030000000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.	2017-07-20
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201711503000	V	CVE-2017-11503 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.	2017-07-20

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