MGASA-2017-0438

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    MGASA-2017-0438

    Published: 1 Dec 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated php-phpmailer packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Debugoutput wasn't set in constructor according to SAPI in use, resulting in potential XSS in default debug output.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0438.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22051, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PJ56RXWJ42PXFZPVRGEDSP4HAE3TNRV6/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: php-phpmailer

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/php-phpmailer?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.2.24-1.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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