# CVE-2018-1943: IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 is vulnerable to HTTP HOST header injection, caused by improper validation of input.

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/AC:L/I:L/PR:L/A:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Cloud Private: 3.1.0, 3.1.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Cloud Private, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10871656
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153385
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107828

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