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CVE-2021-39028
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused…
Medium5.4EPSS 0.50%
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- ibm
Description
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 213866.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.0/C:L/PR:L/I:L/UI:N/A:N/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
IBM · Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
- affected 6.0.6
- affected 6.0.6.1
- affected 7.0
- affected 7.0.1
- affected 7.0.2
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603347 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-engineering-cve202139028-header-injection (213866) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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