7.5

CVE-2017-9801: apache software foundation apache commons email Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0322openSUSE-SU-2024:10619-1GHSA-p7vm-phxx-g722
Published 07-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9801 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in apache software foundation apache commons email. EPSS estimates a 6.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When a call-site passes a subject for an email that contains line-breaks in Apache Commons Email 1.0 through 1.4, the caller can add arbitrary SMTP headers.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.04% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • apache-commons-email< 1.3.1-4.1.mga5
  • apache-commons-email< 1.3.1-10.1.mga6
Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • apache-commons-email&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.5-3.10
Org.apache.commons1 product
  • commons-email≥ 1.0, < 1.5

5 vendors · 6 products

References

9 links