Improper neutralization of HTTP headers for scripting syntax in IBM CICS TX Advanced



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-34316
CWE-ID CWE-644
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM CICS TX Advanced
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

EUVDB-ID: #VU81282

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34316

CWE-ID: CWE-644 - Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTTP requests. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with an arbitrary Host header that will be accepted by the application.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM CICS TX Advanced: before 11.1.0.0 ifix5

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6833178


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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