Medium

ZendFramework potential remote code execution in zend-mail via Sendmail adapter

  • Disclosed: 07.06.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

When using the zend-mail component to send email via the Zend\Mail\Transport\Sendmail transport, a malicious user may be able to inject arbitrary parameters to the system sendmail program. The attack is performed by providing additional quote characters within an address; when unsanitized, they can be interpreted as additional command line arguments, leading to the vulnerability.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package zendframework/zendframework >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.11 2.4.11

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
Platform
Composer
Package
zendframework/zendframework
Disclosed
07.06.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gff2-p6vm-3p8g - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: zendframework/zendframework

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (23) in the archive
Total entries
23
First → latest
06.2021 06.2024
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 6
  • High 7
  • Medium 10

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 9
  3. 2023: 0
  4. 2024: 13
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. ZendFramework potential remote code execution in zend-mail via Sendmail adapter this entry
    Medium · 6.5 ghsa-gff2-p6vm-3p8g >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.11 2.4.11
  2. High · 8.8 ghsa-x2f4-8wxf-w3vf >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4 2.0.8, 2.1.4
  3. Critical · 9.8 ghsa-qc7w-4567-84wv >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.6, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.6 2.1.6, 2.2.6
  4. High · 7.4 ghsa-xg9w-r469-m455 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4 2.0.8, 2.1.4
  5. High · 7.5 ghsa-jq87-2wxp-8349 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4 2.0.8, 2.1.4
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2014-8089 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.99, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.99, >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.8, >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 2.0.99, 2.1.99, 2.2.8, 2.3.3
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2015-0270 < 2.2.10, >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.5 2.2.10, 2.3.5
  8. High · 7.8 CVE-2015-5723 >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.8 2.4.8
  9. High · 8.8 CVE-2015-1786 >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.6 2.3.6
  10. High · 7.5 CVE-2015-7503 >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.9 2.5.2, 2.4.9
  11. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-6233 < 1.12.19 1.12.19
  12. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2016-4861 < 1.12.20 1.12.20
  13. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-3007 <= 3.0.0 no fix

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