Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager - CVE-2023-47143

 

Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager - CVE-2023-47143

Published: January 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85869
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47143
CWE-ID: CWE-444
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with a malformed Host header to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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