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CVE-2026-39971: Serendipity has a Host Header Injection allows SMTP header injection via unvalidated HTTP_HOST in Message-ID email header

April 14, 2026 (updated April 27, 2026)

Serendipity inserts $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] directly into the Message-ID SMTP header without any validation beyond CRLF stripping. An attacker who can control the Host header during an email-triggering action can inject arbitrary SMTP headers into outgoing emails, enabling spam relay, BCC injection, and email spoofing.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-458g-q4fh-mj6r
  • github.com/s9y/Serendipity
  • github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.6.0
  • github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-458g-q4fh-mj6r
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39971

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.6.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.6.0 or above.

Impact 7.2 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-113: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')

Source file

packagist/s9y/serendipity/CVE-2026-39971.yml

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