CakePHP through 5.4.3 MIME Header Injection via FormDataPart Content-Type
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fix or patch referenced
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
CakePHP, a popular PHP web framework, is affected, specifically its form data and email handling components. An attacker who can control attachment MIME types or Content-ID values may be able to inject extra headers or content into multipart messages, which could alter how those messages are interpreted or processed.
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CakePHP through 5.4.3 contains a header injection vulnerability in FormDataPart that allows attackers to inject MIME part headers via unsanitized Content-Type and Content-ID values. Attackers can supply CR/LF sequences in attachment MIME types or Content-IDs passed to Message::setAttachments() or HTTP client multipart data to add arbitrary headers or content.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- cakephp cakephp
through 5.4.3