CVE-2020-5019 Other in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 6.5 Published 8 Jan 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers to enable XSS, cache poisoning, or session hijacking in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-5019?

CVE-2020-5019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 8 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject HTTP HOST header, 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: 193655.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5019?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-94pr-mrj6-75rc.