[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40472: Update PHPMailer to 5.2.27

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#40472: Update PHPMailer to 5.2.27
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 Reporter:  MattyRob                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  External Libraries      |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  critical                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by bgermann):

 Every wp_mail call with the $attachments parameter set is vulnerable to
 CVE-2018-19296. WP Core does not call wp_mail with $attachments. But
 plugins that do and have no mitigating check in place are vulnerable.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40472#comment:28>
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