Laravel Framework: CRLF injection in default email ruleGHSA-5vg9-5847-vvmq
HIGHGHSA-5vg9-5847-vvmq is a high-severity (CVSS 8.9) CWE-93 vulnerability in laravel/framework. A fix is available for laravel/framework — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-5vg9-5847-vvmq.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
A CRLF injection vulnerability in Laravel's email validation, in combination with how Symfony Mailer and Symfony Mime handle certain character sequences, may allow an unauthenticated attacker to interfere with outbound email processing in applications that send mail to user-supplied addresses.
Description
Laravel applications that send email to addresses provided by users — for example during authentication flows or contact forms — may be vulnerable to manipulation of outbound mail content if the address is not adequately sanitized before it reaches the mail transport layer. An attacker who can supply an email address to such a flow may, under certain conditions, be able to influence the content of emails sent by the application, cause those emails to be delivered to unintended recipients, or cause the application's mail server to send unintended messages.
Impact
Affected applications may be exposed to unauthorized access and mail relay abuse. The severity depends on what the application sends by email and how its mail infrastructure is configured.
Remediation
Upgrade to version 12.60.0 or later, or 13.10.0 or later.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | laravel/framework | ≥ 13.0.0&&< 13.10.0 | 13.10.0composer require laravel/framework:^13.10.0 |
| 🐘Packagist | laravel/framework | all versions | 12.60.0composer require laravel/framework:^12.60.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for laravel/framework, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update laravel/framework to 13.10.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5vg9-5847-vvmq is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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