CVE-2018-1943 Other in Cloud Private

Medium 5.4 Published 8 Apr 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can inject HTTP headers via crafted pages, enabling XSS, cache poisoning, or session hijacking in IBM Cloud Private.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1943?

CVE-2018-1943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, published on 8 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 is vulnerable to HTTP HOST header injection, caused by improper validation of input. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 153385.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Private.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74v2-5mpp-xhc7.