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2 vulnerabilities found for james_mime4j by apache
CVE-2024-21742 (GCVE-0-2024-21742)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-02-27 16:21 – Updated: 2025-05-06 13:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache James Mime4J: Mime4J DOM header injection
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-05 20:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056p… | vendor-advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5 | x_transferred |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache James Mime4J |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 0.8.9
(maven)
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CVE-2024-21742 (GCVE-0-2024-21742)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 16:21 – Updated: 2025-05-06 13:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache James Mime4J: Mime4J DOM header injection
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-05 20:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056p… | vendor-advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5 | x_transferred |
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