CVE-2018-1896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could cause navigation to the attacker's domain. IBM X-Force ID: 152456.

Published: 2018-12-07

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Connections

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0`	affected	—
`5.5`	affected	—
`6.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12475	IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could cause navigation to the attacker's domain. IBM X-Force ID: 152456.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00968.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106197
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152456
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10742567

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Connections

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2018-12-07T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:00.146Z

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1896

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-07T16:29:00.520

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:51:58.853

Link: CVE-2018-1896

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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