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FKIE_CVE-2018-19296

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-11-16 09:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:49
Summary
PHPMailer before 5.2.27 and 6.x before 6.0.6 is vulnerable to an object injection attack.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.27Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.0.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3B5WDPGUFNPG4NAZ6G4BZX43BKLAVA5B/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPU66INRFY5BQ3ESVPRUXJR4DXQAFJVT/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4351Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.27Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.0.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3B5WDPGUFNPG4NAZ6G4BZX43BKLAVA5B/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPU66INRFY5BQ3ESVPRUXJR4DXQAFJVT/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4351Third Party Advisory

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      "value": "PHPMailer en versiones anteriores a la 5.2.27 y versiones 6.x anteriores a la 6.0.6 es vulnerable a un ataque de inyecci\u00f3n de objetos."
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  "id": "CVE-2018-19296",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:49:05.447",
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