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Security Bulletin: Host Header Injection Vulnerability in IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2024-40686)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Host header vulnerability in IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis allows remote attackers to execute scripts within the application context via remote file inclusion. This has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-40686
DESCRIPTION:   IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis 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.
CWE:   CWE-644: Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   5.4
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Log Analysis1.3.7.0
Log Analysis1.3.7.1
Log Analysis1.3.7.2
Log Analysis1.3.8.0
Log Analysis1.3.8.1
Log Analysis1.3.8.2

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)Fix details
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.8.2Apply Log Analysis version 1.3.8.2 Interim Fix 1. Download 1.3.8.2-TIV-IOALA-IF001
For Log Analysis before version 1.3.8.2, upgrade to 1.3.8-TIV-IOALA-FP2 before installing this fix.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

22 Jul 2025: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 July 2025

UID

ibm17240270