CVE-2024-21742

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/27/2024

Last Modified5/6/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

apache:james_mime4j

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-74CWE-74

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056pqfszsd33dc54kfy(security@apache.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread/nrqzg93219wdj056pqfszsd33dc54kfy(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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