Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-41419
CWE-ID CWE-444
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU82969

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41419

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests within keep-alive connection. A remote attacker can send several HTTP request to the server, bypass implemented filtration and smuggle arbitrary HTTP requests to the library.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps: before 4.2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060080


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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