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
Published Jan 12, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.11%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.11% (0.03114) | 87.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.13% (0.03127) | 86.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03336) | 86.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.58% (0.10578) | 88.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03336) | 86.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.92% (0.04920) | 93.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.92% (0.04920) | 91.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 90.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 89.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.79% (0.05785) | 77.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhm Advisory
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/8db01f13809a92bac7bc95b02893175d7654d627
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4844
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10131
- https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/changelog.html#bug-fixes-for-3-1-3
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhm | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/8db01f13809a92bac7bc95b02893175d7654d627 | ||
| https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4844 | ||
| https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10131 | ||
| https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/changelog.html#bug-fixes-for-3-1-3 |
Change history (0)
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