CVE-2009-4111
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and...
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
CVE-2009-4111- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
CVE-2009-4111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4082 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4082- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5wx-rhpx-rwf6 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and...
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
GHSA-w5wx-rhpx-rwf6- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
CVE-2009-4111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4111 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2009-4111 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Mail/sendmail.php in the Mail package 1.1.14, 1.2.0b2, and possibly other versions for PEAR allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files via a crafted $recipients parameter, and possibly other parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4023.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2009-4111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php-mailDebian:12 |
before 1.1.14-2 | 1.1.14-2 |
php-mailDebian:13 |
before 1.1.14-2 | 1.1.14-2 |
php-mailDebian:14 |
before 1.1.14-2 | 1.1.14-2 |
php-mailDebian: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-mailDebian: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4111 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Pear Mail, published November 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in php-mail 1.1.14-2.