Unscored severity · published Feb 10, 2009
CVE-2008-4283
CRLF injection vulnerability in the WebContainer component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.19 and earlier 5.1.x versions allows remote attackers to inject…
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CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the WebContainer component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.19 and earlier 5.1.x versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
through 5.1.1.19; 5.0; 5.0; 5.0.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4283
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4283
Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SE35864
www-1.ibm.com
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK69929
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47199
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