{"id":"CVE-2007-3215","aliases":["GHSA-6h78-85v2-mmch"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3215","summary":"PHPMailer Shell command injection","details":"PHPMailer before 1.7.4, when configured to use sendmail, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via shell metacharacters in the SendmailSend function in `class.phpmailer.php`.\n\n### Impact\nShell command injection, remotely exploitable if host application does not filter user data appropriately.\n\n### Patches\nFixed in 1.7.4\n\n### Workarounds\nFilter and validate user-supplied data before putting in the into the `Sender` property.\n\n### References\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3215\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open a private issue in [the PHPMailer project](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer)","published":"2007-06-14T22:30:00Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:39:08.073821Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.02407,"percentile":0.8281,"asOf":"2026-08-22"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","name":"phpmailer/phpmailer","fixedVersion":"1.7.4"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25626"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25755"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25758"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1315"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2161"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2267"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5BvTiger_5.2.1%5D_rce"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://larholm.com/2007/06/11/phpmailer-0day-remote-execution/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/37206"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/76139"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/223"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2802"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=517428&group_id=157374"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471065/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24417"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34818"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1734811&group_id=26031&atid=385707"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-6h78-85v2-mmch"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2007060063"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/223"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmailer/bugs/192"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20070714054359/http://larholm.com/2007/06/11/phpmailer-0day-remote-execution"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5BvTiger_5.2.1%5D_rce"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:39:08.073821Z"}}