What is CVE-2023-45190?

CVE-2023-45190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-45190?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization

CVE-2023-45190

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 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. IBM X-Force ID: 268754.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Engineering_lifecycle_optimization — versions 7.0.2, 7.0.3
Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing — versions 7.0.2, 7.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45190?: CVE-2023-45190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-45190?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.