GHSA-g73g-hqqh-jr95
MediumSummary
Nodemailer's address parser has three published, patched fixes for RFC 5322 comment handling inside an addr-spec. The description covers earlier issues with glued domain atoms and quoted local parts, plus related ReDoS fixes.
Risk Assessment
Unpatched versions may misinterpret email addresses or be vulnerable to ReDoS attacks. This could lead to incorrect message routing or resource exhaustion.
Recommendation
Update Nodemailer to a version containing all three fixes. Verify that the application does not rely on the vulnerable address parser.
Other vulnerabilities in Nodemailer
See all- GHSA-8m3c-c648-2xjjMedium
Nodemailer's disableFileAccess/disableUrlAccess options are a security sandbox that forbids untrusted message content from reading local files or making outbound HTTP(S) requests. The fix for GHSA-wqvq-jvpq-h66f may be incomplete, allowing bypass of the sandbox.
- GHSA-2x7j-588g-ccc2High
Nodemailer's address parser parses comma-separated addresses in quadratic time (O(n²)) in the number of addresses. A single crafted address string (e.g., To, Cc, Bcc, From, Reply-To) can cause significant slowdown.
- GHSA-4g23-2xm8-66gcMedium
Nodemailer's SMTP client response parser reassembles multiline server replies by appending each continuation line onto a single response-queue entry and re-testing whether it is still a partial reply on every line. The partial-response test performs string operations per line, which can lead to inefficient processing.
- GHSA-268h-hp4c-crq3Medium
A vulnerability in the Nodemailer library allows header injection via the `list.*.comment` field, which is not sanitized for CR (`\r`) and LF (`\n`) characters. An attacker can supply a malicious value in this field, leading to email header spoofing.
- GHSA-wqvq-jvpq-h66fMedium
A vulnerability in Nodemailer allows bypassing the `disableFileAccess` and `disableUrlAccess` options when using `jsonTransport`. While the normal MIME streaming path enforces these restrictions, `jsonTransport` serializes the message in a way that bypasses them, potentially enabling access to local files or external URLs.
- GHSA-p6gq-j5cr-w38fHigh
In nodemailer v9.0.0, the message-level `raw` option bypasses `disableFileAccess` and `disableUrlAccess` protections, enabling arbitrary file reads and full SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) in the sent message.
- GHSA-r7g4-qg5f-qqm2Medium
Nodemailer disables TLS certificate verification in its internal HTTPS fetch client by setting rejectUnauthorized: false in lib/fetch/index.js. This causes OAuth2 token requests to trust invalid or self-signed HTTPS certificates.
- GHSA-8vvx-rff5-p5rqMedium
A vulnerability exists in the nodemailer package (npm) affecting versions from 2.7.2 to 10.0.1. Details are not fully described in the provided snippet, but vulnerable versions are confirmed.
- GHSA-4ffr-jq9g-5ffxMedium
Nodemailer's SMTP client applies four regular expressions to a peer's EHLO response to detect supported SASL mechanisms. Each pattern uses overlapping whitespace-matching sub-patterns, producing quadratic (O(n^2)) backtracking on long mechanism names.
- GHSA-cc9r-2j5m-2m83Medium
Nodemailer's email-address parser treats an RFC 5322 comment inside the domain as a point to concatenate the surrounding text, rather than as folding whitespace (CFWS) that terminates the domain. This can lead to incorrect parsing, e.g., [email protected](x)evil.c..., potentially redirecting messages or bypassing validation.
Original NVD description (English source)
## Summary Nodemailer's address parser has three published, patched fixes for RFC 5322 comment `( ... )` handling inside an addr-spec: GHSA-cc9r-2j5m-2m83 (comment glued two domain atoms into one), GHSA-g57g-f23g-4646 (the same glue for a quoted local part), and the related ReDoS fixes GHSA-prgh-xp
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

