CVE-2023-45190

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 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. IBM X-Force ID: 268754.

CVSS v3 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268754	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268754	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization:7.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization:7.0.3:::::::*

History

03 Jun 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-644

Information

Published : 2024-02-09 01:15

Updated : 2025-06-03 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-45190

Mitre link : CVE-2023-45190

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-45190

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

engineering_lifecycle_optimization

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CWE-644

Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

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