CVE-2021-38997 (GCVE-0-2021-38997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-01 17:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 15:11
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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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-644 - Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
Assigner
ibm
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Vendor Product Version
IBM API Connect Affected: 10.0.0.0 , < 10.0.5.0 (semver)
Affected: 10.0.1.0 , < 10.0.1.7 (semver)
Affected: 2018.4.1.0 , < 2018.4.1.19 (semver)
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