Package Instance
Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.
GET /api/packages/532182?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/532182?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/php-phpmailer@5.2.4-r0?arch=x86_64&distroversion=v3.3&reponame=main", "type": "apk", "namespace": "alpine", "name": "php-phpmailer", "version": "5.2.4-r0", "qualifiers": { "arch": "x86_64", "distroversion": "v3.3", "reponame": "main" }, "subpath": "", "is_vulnerable": false, "next_non_vulnerable_version": null, "latest_non_vulnerable_version": null, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "fixing_vulnerabilities": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/33422?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-cq4m-3q7u-cbg3", "summary": "Remote code execution in PHPMailer\n### Impact\nThe `mailSend` function in the default `isMail` transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute arbitrary code via a \\" (backslash double quote) in a crafted `Sender` property.\n\n### Patches\nFixed in 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"SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-07-17T03:55:44Z/" } ], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140291/PHPMailer-Remote-Code-Execution.html" }, { "reference_url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H" }, { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "CRITICAL", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" }, { "value": "Act", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:A/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:C/2025-07-17T03:55:44Z/" } ], "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140350/PHPMailer-Sendmail-Argument-Injection.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-10033", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": 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