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CVE-2009-4023

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail...

7.5 HighFix available

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Exploit likelihood

2.40%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
CVE-2009-4023
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
CVE-2009-4023
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3994 No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
EUVD-2009-3994
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x58g-52cf-5mj7 No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail...

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
GHSA-x58g-52cf-5mj7
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
CVE-2009-4023
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4023 No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the sendmail implementation of the Mail::Send method (Mail/sendmail.php) in the Mail package 1.1.14 for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $from parameter, a different vector than CVE-2009-4111.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4023
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
php-mail
Debian:12
 before 1.1.14-2
1.1.14-2
php-mail
Debian:13
 before 1.1.14-2
1.1.14-2
php-mail
Debian:14
 before 1.1.14-2
1.1.14-2
php-mail
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.1.6-2+etch1, plus listed versions
1.1.6-2
1.1.6-2+etch1
php-mail
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.1.14-1+lenny1, plus listed versions
1.1.14-1
1.1.14-1+lenny1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pear, published November 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in php-mail 1.1.14-2.

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