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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-39971
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Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
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Published At-14 Apr, 2026 | 23:35
Updated At-15 Apr, 2026 | 16:22
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Serendipity: Host Header Injection leads to SMTP header injection via unvalidated HTTP_HOST

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine. In versions 2.6-beta2 and below, the email sending functionality in include/functions.inc.php inserts $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] directly into the Message-ID SMTP header without validation, and the existing sanitization function serendipity_isResponseClean() is not called on HTTP_HOST before embedding it. An attacker who can control the Host header during an email-triggering action such as comment notifications or subscription emails can inject arbitrary SMTP headers into outgoing emails. This enables identity spoofing, reply hijacking via manipulated Message-ID threading, and email reputation abuse through the attacker's domain being embedded in legitimate mail headers. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.0.

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s9y
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Serendipity
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  • < 2.6.0
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-113CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-113
Description: CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.2HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.2
Base severity: HIGH
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-458g-q4fh-mj6r
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https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.6.0
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-458g-q4fh-mj6r
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.6.0
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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