CVE-2026-119417

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-119417",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:16:38.213",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T12:16:38.213",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "CakePHP 4.5.12, 4.6.5, 5.1.8 through 5.1.10, 5.2.14 through 5.2.15, 5.3.7, and 5.4.0 through 5.4.3 contain an email header injection vulnerability because SmtpTransport and MailTransport strip only CRLF pairs from header values, an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-77634. Attackers controlling custom headers set via Message::setHeaders() or Message::addHeaders() can insert a bare CR or LF to inject headers like Bcc, redirecting or altering outgoing mail."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "cakephp",
          "product": "cakephp",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "repo": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp",
          "packageURL": "pkg:composer/cakephp/cakephp",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "4.5.12",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.5.12",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.6.5",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.6.5",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "5.1.8",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.1.10",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "5.2.14",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.2.15",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "5.3.7",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.7",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "5.4.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "4.0",
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          "baseScore": 6.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackRequirements": "PRESENT",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 3.7,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
        "impactScore": 1.4
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-93"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/cakephp-smtp-crlf",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Mailer/Transport/MailTransport.php#L57",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/6f3dd91371ac0698b64024ddb21d57def9fbba91/src/Mailer/Transport/SmtpTransport.php#L574",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/2b9326ca3f17b2e940c6c9f50d821e9929c00f39",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/3b997318539c48a423b77651c61c9f229cbf9e33",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/773587406a29eedc2e0031e12683b08e112cc538",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/e5936b286cc389b1497fd9b675a2133ba9ac557d",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/pull/19695",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/security/advisories/GHSA-2qh5-382h-3jpc",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cakephp-through-5.4.3-email-header-injection-via-bare-cr-lf-in-smtptransport-and-mailtransport",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}