CVE-2021-29854

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-116

Description

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.1 and 7.6.1.2 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject HTTP HOST header, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 205680.

Affected products

IBM Maximo Application Suite: 8.7
IBM Maximo Asset Management: 7.6.1.1, 7.6.1.2

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205680
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6579187
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205680
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6579187

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