CVE-2020-4706
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (3)
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references (9)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187194cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-API-Connect-On-Cloud-read-write-access-via-HTTP-Header-Injection-36140cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-api-connect-on-cloud-is-impacted-by-cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6481879cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187194enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6481879enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187194VDB Entrynvd
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