cve-2021-38997
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-01 17:00
Modified
2025-04-23 15:11
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
IBM API Connect V10.0.0.0 through V10.0.5.0, V10.0.1.0 through V10.0.1.7, and V2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.19 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 213212.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213212VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842621Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213212VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842621Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM API Connect Version: 10.0.0.0   ≤
Version: 10.0.1.0   ≤
Version: 2018.4.1.0   ≤
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