CVE-2024-51454
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile — higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM Engineering Workflow Management versions 7.0.2 through 7.0.2 Interim Fix 035, 7.0.3 through 7.0.3 Interim Fix 017, and 7.1 through 7.1 Interim Fix 004 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection due to improper validation of input in 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.
Risk Assessment
The risk for the organization includes the possibility of session hijacking, manipulation of content displayed in browsers, and cache poisoning, which may lead to a breach of data confidentiality and integrity.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately upgrade to the latest version of IBM Engineering Workflow Management that includes a fix for this vulnerability, and to implement HOST header validation mechanisms on the server side.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.2 through 7.0.2 Interim Fix 035, 7.0.3 through 7.0.3 Interim Fix 017, and 7.1 through 7.1 Interim Fix 004 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.