CVE-2021-38944

IBM DataPower Gateway 10.0.2.0 through 1.0.3.0, 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.5, and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.18 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: 211236.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211236	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6587070	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway::::::::

History

26 May 2022, 16:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.3 v3 : 6.1
First Time		Ibm datapower Gateway Ibm
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6587070 -~~	(CONFIRM) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6587070 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(XF) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211236 -~~	(XF) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211236 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-79

18 May 2022, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-05-18 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2021-38944

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

datapower_gateway

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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