CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9801

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Apache Commons Email versions 1.0 through 1.4, passing a subject for an email that contains line-breaks allows the caller to add arbitrary SMTP headers.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to email manipulation, posing a risk of fraud or information leakage within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Apache Commons Email to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

When a call-site passes a subject for an email that contains line-breaks in Apache Commons Email 1.0 through 1.4, the caller can add arbitrary SMTP headers.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS