Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4706
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in API Connect from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 5.0.0.05.0.8.10 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6481879 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-api-cve20204706-header-injection (187194) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF