GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

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    GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

    Published: 27 Feb 2024Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Apache James MIME4J improper input validation vulnerability

    Details: Improper input validation allows for header injection in MIME4J library when using MIME4J DOM for composing message. This can be exploited by an attacker to add unintended headers to MIME messages.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21742, https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j/commit/9dec5df2a588fed8027839815daefa79ee66efd1, https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j/commit/d25fb3fd35db42b060789a20634fbe3cb84aba17, https://github.com/apache/james-mime4j, https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056pqfszsd33dc54kfy, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-core

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.10

    Affected versions

    0.7
    0.7.1
    0.7.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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