PT-2019-9806 · Ibm · Ibm Cloud Private

Published 2019-04-08 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1943

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Cloud Private versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.1

Description The issue is caused by improper validation of input, allowing a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers by persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page. This could enable the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning, or session hijacking.

Recommendations For IBM Cloud Private versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, update to a version that properly validates input to prevent HTTP HOST header injection. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1943

Affected Products

Ibm Cloud Private

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1943 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153385 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1943 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10871656 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107828 · Note