CVE-2017-9801 describes a vulnerability in Apache Commons Email versions 1.0 through 1.4 where line breaks in the email subject can allow an attacker to inject arbitrary SMTP headers. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to high integrity impact. While the EPSS score is low and there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, organizations using affected versions should still consider patching. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_email:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_email:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_email:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_email:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_email:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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