FKIE_CVE-2018-1896

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-07 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:51
Severity
4.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152456VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10742567Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152456VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10742567Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm connections 5.0
ibm connections 5.5
ibm connections 6.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:51:58.853",
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