CVE-2021-23400 (High) detected in nodemailer-4.6.8.tgz

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CVE-2021-23400 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nodemailer-4.6.8.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-4.6.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: /cezerin/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/nodemailer/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **nodemailer-4.6.8.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c7838a0eac341bb8840bc645025fb2f8268cd42c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-06-29

URL: CVE-2021-23400

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23400

Release Date: 2021-06-29

Fix Resolution: 6.6.1

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