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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistbcit-ci/codeigniterGHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhm (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 96851 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhm (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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