CVE-2018-1474 Other in BigFix Platform
Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers via response splitting in IBM BigFix, enabling cache poisoning or XSS and potentially exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1474?
CVE-2018-1474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM BigFix Platform, published on 12 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning or cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information. IBM X-force ID: 140692.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM BigFix Platform
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqgv-5xwr-rgmp.