Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Automation
CVE-2021-29872
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 21.0.1 and 21.0.2 - Business Automation Studio Component 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: 206228.
EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Ibm Cloud Pak For Automation — versions 21.0.1, 21.0.2
- Ibm Cloud_pak_for_automation — versions 21.0.2, 21.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-29872?
- CVE-2021-29872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Automation, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-29872?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.