MEDIUM
PHPMailer 1.7, when configured to use sendmail, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the SendmailSend function in class.phpmailer.php
Published Jun 14, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.41%
Description
PHPMailer 1.7, when configured to use sendmail, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the SendmailSend function in class.phpmailer.php.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.41% 0.02407
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02407
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02407) | 83.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02407) | 81.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04403) | 88.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02863) | 85.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.23% (0.05234) | 82.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 82.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01510) | 87.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 87.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 87.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 87.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01866) | 87.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 86.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 85.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (24)
- http://larholm.com/2007/06/11/phpmailer-0day-remote-execution/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/37206 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/76139 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/223 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25626 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25755 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25758 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2802 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=517428&group_id=157374 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1315 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471065/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24417 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2161 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2267 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5BvTiger_5.2.1%5D_rce x_refsource_MISC
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2007060063
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34818 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-6h78-85v2-mmch
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h78-85v2-mmch Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/223
- https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmailer/bugs/192/
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1734811&group_id=26031&atid=385707 x_refsource_MISC
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070714054359/http://larholm.com/2007/06/11/phpmailer-0day-remote-execution/
- https://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5BvTiger_5.2.1%5D_rce
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 14, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3215
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-6H78-85V2-MMCH Updated n/a