Security advisory

{
  "id": "c3e55535726428fc8fbda2da014d80aaf8e766e23443a5e6d994cbab0646d091",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15806",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-15806",
    "summary": "The send function in the ezcMailMtaTransport class in Zeta Components Mail before 1.8.2 does not properly restrict the set of characters used in the ezcMail returnPath property, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted email address, as demonstrated by one containing \"-X/path/to/wwwroot/file.php.\"",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-15806",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-15806",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-15806",
        "GHSA-hgr8-g756-vmg9"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/zetacomponents/mail",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "b55dc8e88cf14c8386c77374deb460be21ae6143"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:zetacomponents:mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.8.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "b55dc8e88cf14c8386c77374deb460be21ae6143"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "1.8.2"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.8.1",
            "1.8",
            "1.8beta1",
            "1.7",
            "1.7rc1",
            "1.7beta1",
            "1.7alpha1",
            "1.6.3",
            "1.6.2",
            "1.6.1",
            "1.6",
            "1.6rc1",
            "1.6beta1",
            "1.6alpha1",
            "1.5.2",
            "1.5.1",
            "1.5",
            "1.5rc1",
            "1.5beta1",
            "1.5alpha1",
            "1.4.3",
            "1.4.2",
            "1.4.1",
            "1.4",
            "1.4rc1",
            "1.4beta1",
            "1.4alpha2",
            "1.4alpha1",
            "1.3",
            "1.3rc1",
            "1.3beta2",
            "1.2",
            "1.2beta2",
            "1.2beta1",
            "1.1.2",
            "1.1.1",
            "1.1",
            "1.1rc1",
            "1.1beta2",
            "1.1beta1",
            "1.1alpha1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-15806.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:46.421146847Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/issues/58",
        "https://github.com/zetacomponents/Mail/releases/tag/1.8.2",
        "https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-critical-rce-vulnerability/",
        "https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15806-yuan-cheng-dai-ma-zhi-xing-lou-dong/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43155/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-15806",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379689,
  "published_at": "2017-11-15T16:29:00.483+00:00"
}