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GHSA-77mr-wc79-m8j3high8.1

PHPMailer untrusted code may be run from an overridden address validator

Impact

If a function is defined that has the same name as the default built-in email address validation scheme (php), it will be called in default configuration as when no validation scheme is provided, the default scheme's callable php was being called. If an attacker is able to inject such a function into the application (a much bigger issue), it will be called whenever an email address is validated, such as when calling validateAddress().

Source excerpt · OSV
Applies when

Impact

Low impact – exploitation requires that an attacker can already inject code into an application, but it provides a trigger pathway.

Affected packages

Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.

phpmailer/phpmailer Packagist
Affected rangeRecorded fix
Earlier releases before 6.5.0Ecosystem versions6.5.0

Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-77mr-wc79-m8j3

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Original source description

If a function is defined that has the same name as the default built-in email address validation scheme (php), it will be called in default configuration as when no validation scheme is provided, the default scheme's callable php was being called. If an attacker is able to inject such a function into the application (a much bigger issue), it will be called whenever an email address is validated, such as when calling validateAddress().

Impact

Low impact – exploitation requires that an attacker can already inject code into an application, but it provides a trigger pathway.

Patches

This is patched in PHPMailer 6.5.0 by denying the use of simple strings as validator function names, which is a very minor BC break.

Workarounds

Inject your own email validator function.

References

Reported by Vikrant Singh Chauhan via huntr.dev. CVE-2021-3603

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