CVE-2016-10073

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    CVE-2016-10073

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The from method in library/core/class.email.php in Vanilla Forums before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the email domain in sent messages and potentially obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTP Host header, as demonstrated by a password reset request.

    References: , https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/33498/critical-security-release-vanilla-2-3-1, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41996/, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142486/Vanilla-Forums-2.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html, https://exploitbox.io/vuln/Vanilla-Forums-Exploit-Host-Header-Injection-CVE-2016-10073-0day.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High