OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an email content injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to control notification email wording via the forgotPassword and register actions on /json/{realm}/users. Attackers can supply subject and message fields to send phishing mail from the organisation's configured From address, or abuse register as a relay to arbitrary recipients.
History

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Description OpenAM before 16.1.3 contains an email content injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to control notification email wording via the forgotPassword and register actions on /json/{realm}/users. Attackers can supply subject and message fields to send phishing mail from the organisation's configured From address, or abuse register as a relay to arbitrary recipients.
Title OpenAM before 16.1.3 Email Content Injection via Users REST Self-Service Actions
First Time appeared Openidentityplatform
Openidentityplatform openam
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openidentityplatform:openam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openidentityplatform
Openidentityplatform openam
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-03T12:14:42.310Z

Updated: 2026-10-05T15:56:12.697Z

Reserved: 2026-10-03T12:04:36.964Z

Link: CVE-2026-105117

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T15:56:07.187Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-03T14:16:38.413

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:18:12.170

Link: CVE-2026-105117

cve-icon Redhat

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