TI-2024-14428 Aliases CVE-2024-21742 GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

Apache James Mime4J: Mime4J DOM header injection

LOW 26CWE-74Published 2024-02-27 · Updated 2025-05-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Improper input validation allows for header injection in MIME4J library when using MIME4J DOM for composing message. This can be exploited by an attacker to add unintended headers to MIME messages.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01091 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core (Maven): 0.8.10

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache James Mime4J	up to 0.8.9	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core (Maven)	before 0.8.10	0.8.10	Patch available	GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

Apache James Mime4J VendorApache Affected up to 0.8.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.10 Fixed in 0.8.10 Patch available GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:james_mime4j::::::::	up to 0.8.9	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:james_mime4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.9 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24 org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-core (Maven) Fixed in 0.8.10 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21742
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw7r-rxff-gv24

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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