SB2017080203 - Improper input validation in Apache Commons Email
Published: August 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017080203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9801)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary files.The weakness exists due to improper input validation flaw in the setSubject() method. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted value containing line break characters, inject SMTP headers and perform further attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.