Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE-2018-1896
Summary
IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could cause navigation to the attacker's domain. IBM X-Force ID: 152456.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
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- NONE
CWE-74 - Injection
Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published