CVE-2019-4461 Other in Cloud Orchestrator

Medium 5.4 Published 25 Oct 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can exploit HTTP Response Splitting in IBM Cloud Orchestrator to poison caches, execute XSS, and potentially access sensitive information.

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-2019-4461?

CVE-2019-4461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Orchestrator, published on 25 Oct 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 Orchestrator 2.4 through 2.4.0.5 and 2.5 through 2.5.0.9 is vulnerable to HTTP Response Splitting caused by improper caching of content. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web Cache poisoning, cross-site scripting and possibly obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 163682.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvg7-hqxx-gj93.