VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-9801
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.04%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@apache.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108