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Vulnerability · Published Jul 23, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-40686IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis HOST header injection

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, and 1.3.8.2 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.8.2

Weakness: CWE-644 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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