CVE-2021-3603

NameCVE-2021-3603
DescriptionPHPMailer 6.4.1 and earlier contain a vulnerability that can result in untrusted code being called (if such code is injected into the host project's scope by other means). If the $patternselect parameter to validateAddress() is set to 'php' (the default, defined by PHPMailer::$validator), and the global namespace contains a function called php, it will be called in preference to the built-in validator of the same name. Mitigated in PHPMailer 6.5.0 by denying the use of simple strings as validator function names.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs991666

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libphp-phpmailer (PTS)bullseye6.2.0-2vulnerable
bookworm6.6.3-1fixed
trixie, sid6.9.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libphp-phpmailersource(unstable)6.6.3-1991666

Notes

[bullseye] - libphp-phpmailer <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libphp-phpmailer <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - libphp-phpmailer <postponed> (Minor issue, fix along with next DLA)
https://www.huntr.dev/bounties/1-PHPMailer/PHPMailer/
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/45f3c18dc6a2de1cb1bf49b9b249a9ee36a5f7f3 (v6.5.0)

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