ubuntu-cve-2020-13625
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-06-08 17:15
Modified
2025-07-16 04:55
Summary
Details

PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail relay processing the message.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libphp-phpmailer",
            "binary_version": "5.2.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libphp-phpmailer",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-phpmailer@5.2.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.2.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.2.10+dfsg-1",
        "5.2.14+dfsg-1",
        "5.2.14+dfsg-1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libphp-phpmailer",
            "binary_version": "5.2.14+dfsg-2.3+deb9u2build0.18.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "libphp-phpmailer",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-phpmailer@5.2.14+dfsg-2.3+deb9u2build0.18.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.2.14+dfsg-2.3+deb9u2build0.18.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.2.14+dfsg-2.3",
        "5.2.14+dfsg-2.3+deb9u1build0.18.04.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libphp-phpmailer",
            "binary_version": "6.0.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libphp-phpmailer",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libphp-phpmailer@6.0.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.0.6-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "6.0.6-0.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "PHPMailer before 6.1.6 contains an output escaping bug when the name of a file attachment contains a double quote character. This can result in the file type being misinterpreted by the receiver or any mail relay processing the message.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13625",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:55:50Z",
  "published": "2020-06-08T17:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13625"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/security/advisories/GHSA-f7hx-fqxw-rvvj"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/c2796cb1cb99d7717290b48c4e6f32cb6c60b7b3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v6.1.6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4505-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5956-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13625"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4505-1",
    "USN-5956-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-13625"
  ]
}



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