# CVE-2021-38997: IBM API Connect HOST header injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.7, 2018.4.1.19
- Published: 2022-12-01 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- IBM API Connect: from 10.0.0.0, fixed in 10.0.5.0; from 10.0.1.0, fixed in 10.0.1.7; from 2018.4.1.0, fixed in 2018.4.1.19

## Description

IBM API Connect V10.0.0.0 through V10.0.5.0, V10.0.1.0 through V10.0.1.7, and V2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.19 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: 213212.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM API Connect, upgrade to a fixed version (10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.7, 2018.4.1.19) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842621
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213212

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