CVE-2023-45190: IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization HTTP header injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 268754.

Affected products

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization: 7.0.2, 7.0.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268754
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268754
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116045

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