Check Point Advisories

PHPMailer Mail From Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-10033; CVE-2016-10045)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1129
Date Published:	27 Dec 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2016-10045
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PHPMailer project prior to 5.2.18
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in PHPMailer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PHPMailer Mail From Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: PHPMailer Mail From Remote Code Execution