VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11503
PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 2.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PHPMailer 5.2.23 has XSS in the "From Email Address" and "To Email Address" fields of code_generator.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- phpmailer project/phpmailer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.5% on 21 September 2026 to 2.4% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailerProduct
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.24Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99293/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039026Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017060181Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143138/phpmailer-xss.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.