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SCA: security update for spencer14420/sp-php-email-handler (GHSA-mj5r-x73q-fjw6)
high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 416991
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- sp-php-email-handler is a PHP package for handling contact form submissions. Messages sent using this
script are vulnerable to abuse, as the script allows anybody to specify arbitrary email recipients and
include user-provided content in confirmation emails. This could enable malicious actors to use your
server to send spam, phishing emails, or other malicious content, potentially damaging your domain's
reputation and leading to blacklisting by email providers. Patched in version 1.0.0 by removing user-
provided content from confirmation emails. All pre-release versions (alpha and beta) are vulnerable to
this issue and should not be used. There are no workarounds for this issue. Users must upgrade to version
1.0.0 to mitigate the vulnerability. (CVE-2024-53860)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 416991
Version: Revision 1.7
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
Percentile: 51.01
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53860
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.7
Threat Score: 6.6
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-53860
cwe: CWE-74