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Security checkMay 13, 2024

WordPress 4.6 Blind OS Command Execution

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High severityWordpressRCEPHPMailer

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Description

PHPMailer before 5.2.18 allows remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code. It is possible to execute remote OS commands using the Host header in WordPress.

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