CVE-2023-35894 IBM Control Center HOST header injection

Medium 5.4 Published 7 Mar 2025 Updated 17 Aug 2025

Attackers can inject malicious HOST headers to execute cross-site scripting, poison caches, or hijack sessions in IBM Control Center.

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

What is CVE-2023-35894?

CVE-2023-35894 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Control Center, published on 7 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Control Center 6.2.1 through 6.3.1 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.

Weakness: CWE-116, CWE-644

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35894?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sterling Control Center.

How do I fix CVE-2023-35894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-35894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j79q-5fqv-hj78.