Magnesium-PHP up to 0.3.0 Base.php formatEmailString email/name injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Magnesium-PHP up to 0.3.0. The impacted element is the function formatEmailString of the file src/Magnesium/Message/Base.php. The manipulation of the argument email/name results in injection. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-20187. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Magnesium-PHP up to 0.3.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function formatEmailString of the file src/Magnesium/Message/Base.php. The manipulation of the argument email/name with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 05/26/2017 as 500d340e1f6421007413cc08a8383475221c2604. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-20187. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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Upgrading to version 0.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 500d340e1f6421007413cc08a8383475221c2604 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Fix exploit of user's names/emails breaking "To"

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Magnesium-PHP 0.3.1
Patch: 500d340e1f6421007413cc08a8383475221c2604

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11/04/2023 +2353 days 🔍
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06/05/2024 +214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 500d340e1f6421007413cc08a8383475221c2604
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244482

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2023 14:49
Updated: 06/05/2024 17:09
Changes: 11/04/2023 14:49 (47), 12/02/2023 08:14 (2), 12/02/2023 08:17 (28), 06/05/2024 17:09 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:68A:103

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