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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10131

system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.

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31 Oct 2026, 17:40 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10131

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Jan 2017, 06:59 UTC

system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.

osv:CVE-2016-10131
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "system/libraries/Email.php in CodeIgniter before 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10131",
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      "modified": "2026-10-22T02:45:07.846499237Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36",
        "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963",
        "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966"
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  "published_at": "2017-01-12T06:59:00.187+00:00"
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