CVE-2021-23400
HIGH
Published Jun 29, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jun 29, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-74
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodemailer | nodemailer | * | <6.6.1 |
References 4
- github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/7e02648cc8cd863f5085bad3cd09087bccf84b9f
- github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/issues/1289
- snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1314737
- snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1296415
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/commit/7e02648cc8cd863f5085bad3cd09087bccf84b9f
- snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1314737
- snyk.io https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1296415