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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.11% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- codeigniter/codeigniter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851
- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963Patch
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96851
- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963Patch
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.