Vulnerability identifier: #VU7654
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Commons Email
Client/Desktop applications /
Messaging software
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Description
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.
Mitigation
Update to version 1.5.
Vulnerable software versions
Commons Email: 1.0 - 1.4
External links
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-email/security-reports.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.