Is CVE-2012-0796 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0796 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0796?

CVE-2012-0796 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0796

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

class.phpmailer.php in the PHPMailer library, as used in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.16, 2.0.x before 2.0.7, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via vectors involving a crafted (1) From: or (2) Sender: header.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-7002)
Published: July 17, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-7002 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle
moodle / moodle

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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