IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization HTTP header injection

published 2024-02-09 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-49497

cvss: 5.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 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: 268754.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-27)

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing

Classification

Weakness

CWE-644 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7116045
vendor-advisory, patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/268754
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-45190
NVD CVE-2023-45190

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Summary