CVE-2023-50963: IBM Storage Defender HTTP HOST header injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2024-01-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

IBM Storage Defender - Data Protect 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 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: 276101.

Affected products

IBM Storage Defender - Data Protect: from 1.0.0 through 1.4.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/276101
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7106918
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/276101
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7106918

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