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GHSA-P5Q9-86W4-2XR5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-27 15:30 – Updated: 2024-11-13 23:26

Summary

SMTP smuggling in Apache James

Details

Apache James prior to versions 3.8.1 and 3.7.5 is vulnerable to SMTP smuggling.

A lenient behaviour in line delimiter handling might create a difference of interpretation between the sender and the receiver which can be exploited by an attacker to forge an SMTP envelop, allowing for instance to bypass SPF checks.

The patch implies enforcement of CRLF as a line delimiter as part of the DATA transaction.

We recommend James users to upgrade to non vulnerable versions.

Severity

7.1 (High)


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

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CVE-2023-51747 (GCVE-0-2023-51747)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 13:08 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:19

Title

SMTP smuggling in Apache James

Summary

Apache James prior to versions 3.8.1 and 3.7.5 is vulnerable to SMTP smuggling. A lenient behaviour in line delimiter handling might create a difference of interpretation between the sender and the receiver which can be exploited by an attacker to forge an SMTP envelop, allowing for instance to bypass SPF checks. The patch implies enforcement of CRLF as a line delimiter as part of the DATA transaction. We recommend James users to upgrade to non vulnerable versions.

Severity

7.1 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-03-15 20:37 UTC

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')
CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Assigner

apache CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1112 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/smtp-smugglin…	related
https://postfix.org/smtp-smuggling.html	related
https://lists.apache.org/thread/rxkwbkh9vgbl9rzx1…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/27/4

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache James server	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.7.4 (semver) Affected: 3.8 , ≤ 3.8.0 (semver)

Credits

Benoit TELLIER

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