CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1896

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

Published: Dec 07, 2018 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
5.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Connections Ibm 5.0 (including) 5.0 (including)
Connections Ibm 5.5 (including) 5.5 (including)
Connections Ibm 6.0 (including) 6.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References