CVE-2018-1896 (GCVE-0-2018-1896)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-07 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:25
VLAI
Summary
IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could cause navigation to the attacker's domain. IBM X-Force ID: 152456.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Access
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Connections Affected: 5.0
Affected: 5.5
Affected: 6.0
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Date Public
2018-12-05 00:00
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