Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Engineering Workflow Management can trust a malicious Host header where it should validate it. An attacker reaching the application could abuse that weakness to influence links or responses, potentially supporting cross-site scripting, cache poisoning, or session hijacking.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority application security fix. It is not described as actively exploited, but unauthenticated network reachability and session-related impact make exposed engineering workflow systems worth prompt patch planning.
Technical view
CVE-2024-51454 is HTTP Host header injection in IBM Engineering Workflow Management caused by improper Host header input validation. IBM lists affected 7.0.2 through IF035, 7.0.3 through IF017, and 7.1 through IF004. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.2, 7.0.3, or 7.1 instances are reachable by users or external networks. Internet-facing deployments deserve faster review because exploitation requires network access but no authentication.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the source bundle. The described impact is abuse of Host header handling to support secondary attacks such as XSS, cache poisoning, or session hijacking.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and IBM advisory reference in the bundle. Do not assume other IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management products are affected unless IBM lists them. Focus validation on Host header handling and affected EWM fix levels.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM Engineering Workflow Management deployments and record version plus interim fix level.
- Review IBM advisory 7276371 for the vendor-provided fix for each affected release train.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or partner-accessible EWM instances.
- Monitor IBM support guidance for superseding interim fixes or additional workarounds.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed EWM versions against the affected 7.0.2, 7.0.3, and 7.1 ranges.
- Verify the installed fix level matches IBM advisory guidance after remediation.
- Review web and proxy logs for abnormal Host header values targeting EWM.
- Ensure vulnerability scans identify CVE-2024-51454 on relevant IBM EWM CPEs.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.5ibmVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276371CVE reference, ibm · vendor-advisory, patch
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Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.