Medium severity · published Sep 9, 2022
CVE-2022-34165
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by…
5.4
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cache poisoning and cross-site scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 229429.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45; 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.22; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.13; 17.0.0.3 before 22.0.0.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34165
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34165
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/229429
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6618747
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