[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:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  External Libraries      |     Version:
 Severity:  critical                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Secure-InformationTechnology):

 I am constantly getting spam sent to me via my own wordpress install.
 Spammers are currently exploiting this to contact the wordpress admin of
 the install by using the class-phpmailer.php (v5.2.22).

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40472#comment:42>
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