HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization
CVE-2021-39028

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 July 2022

Summary

The IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing product is susceptible to an HTTP header injection vulnerability due to inadequate validation of the HOST headers. This weakness allows attackers to potentially execute a variety of hostile actions, including cross-site scripting (XSS), cache poisoning, and session hijacking, thus compromising the security and integrity of the application.

Affected Version(s)

Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing 6.0.6

Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing 6.0.6.1

Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing 7.0

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603347
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213866
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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