High severity · published May 3, 2022
CVE-2021-29854
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 and 7.6.1.2 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers
7.2
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 and 7.6.1.2 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject HTTP HOST header, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 205680.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Maximo Application Suite · Ibm
8.7 · source: NVD
MA
Maximo Asset Management · Ibm
7.6.1.1; 7.6.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29854
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29854
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205680
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6579187
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