Critical severity · published Jan 12, 2017
CVE-2016-10131
system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail…
9.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Codeigniter · Codeigniter
through 3.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10131
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10131
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36
Patch
https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963
Patch
https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966
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