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TI-2021-16452 Aliases CVE-2021-39028GHSA-g89v-hj63-36q6

Injection in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing

Priority LOW 25CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 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: 213866.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00495 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMEngineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing6.0.6; 6.0.6.1; 7.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing VendorIBM Affected 6.0.6; 6.0.6.1; 7.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_publishing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_publishing:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:6.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_publishing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_publishing:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39028
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g89v-hj63-36q6

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03838 IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow a remote attacker to bypass… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16441 IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-03653 Information disclosure through error messages in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-16443 Information disclosure in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-04022 IBM Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products could allow an authenticated user to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-01386 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Rational Publishing Engine CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
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Sources

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