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.
Published: 2026-10-03
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


Subscriptions

Openidentityplatform Openam
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-105117

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-105117

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Weaknesses