CVE-2018-1896
IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-1896- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12475
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12475- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46vv-c3p4-6xqh
IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-46vv-c3p4-6xqh- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-1896- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1896 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Hclsoftware Connections, published December 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.