IBM Datacap Navigator HTTP HOST header injection

published 2024-07-15 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-38216

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Datacap Navigator 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 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: 296003.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-15)

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM Datacap Navigator

Classification

Weakness

CWE-644 Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7160185
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/296003
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-39736
NVD CVE-2024-39736

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Summary