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joomlaOpen Source Matters, Inc.JOOMLA-668
HistoryDec 30, 2016 - 7:59 p.m.

[20161205] - PHPMailer Security Advisory

2016-12-3019:59:00
Open Source Matters, Inc.
developer.joomla.org
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All versions of the third-party PHPMailer library distributed with Joomla! versions up to 3.6.5 are vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is patched in PHPMailer 5.2.20 which will be included with Joomla! 3.7. After analysis, the JSST has determined that through correct use of the JMail class, there are additional validations in place which make executing this vulnerability impractical within the Joomla environment. As well, the vulnerability requires being able to pass user input to a message’s β€œfrom” address; all places in the core Joomla API which send mail use the sender address set in the global configuration and does not allow for user input to be set elsewhere. However, extensions which bundle a separate version of PHPMailer or do not use the Joomla API to send email may be vulnerable to this issue.

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joomla! cmslt3.6.5