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CVE-2021-23400

HTTP Header Injection

Published: Jun 29, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-74
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The package nodemailer before 6.6.1 are vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection if unsanitized user input that may contain newlines and carriage returns is passed into an address object.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-74

Affected Products

nodemailernodemailer
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
NodemailerAndris Reinman
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
nodemailern/a
nodemailernpmOSS Libraries
nodemaileross-projectOSS Libraries
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
andris reinmanoss-projectOSS Librariesaka nodemailer
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/7e02648cc8cd863f5085bad3cd09087bccf84b9f
github.com
https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/issues/1289
github.com
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1314737
snyk.io
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Timeline

Published
Jun 29, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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