Vulnerability CVE-2020-4706


Published: 2021-08-17

Description:
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.10 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject HTTP HOST header, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 187194.

Type:

CWE-20

(Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.5/10
4.9/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
None
Affected software
IBM -> Api connect 

 References:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6481879
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187194

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