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[nycphp-talk] Phundamentals Title Change: Email Header Injection

Hans Zaunere lists at zaunere.com
Wed Sep 21 09:28:29 EDT 2005



Chris Shiflett wrote on Sunday, September 18, 2005 3:35 PM:
> Jeff Siegel wrote:
> > See: http://www.nyphp.org/phundamentals/email_header_injection.php
> 
> I recommend that we change:
> 
> "All PHP scripts which send email based on input data are vulnerable."
> 
> to:
> 
> "All PHP scripts which send email based on tainted data are
> vulnerable." 
> 
> or:
> 
> "All PHP scripts which send email based on input data might be
> vulnerable." 
> 
> It might be better to reword it some other way, but it's false as
> written. 

Or better yet:

All PHP scripts which use external data as any part of a constructed email
header, such as when a form accepts data that will populate a To:, From: or
Subject: header field, may be vulnerable.

H




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