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TI-2023-17962 Aliases CVE-2023-35894GHSA-j79q-5fqv-hj78

IBM Control Center HOST header injection

Priority LOW 27CWE-644Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 Control Center 6.2.1 through 6.3.1 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00239 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMControl Center6.2.1 – 6.3.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Control Center VendorIBM Affected 6.2.1 – 6.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_control_center:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35894
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j79q-5fqv-hj78

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-17502 IBM Sterling Control Center directory traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2013-02597 An unspecified buffer-read method in IBM Sterling Control Center (SCC) 5.2 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2023-22385 IBM Sterling Control Center cross-site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2016-00223 IBM Control Center 6.x before 6.0.0.1 iFix06 and Sterling Control Center 5.4.x before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2014-00853 Open redirect vulnerability in IBM Sterling Control Center 5.4.0 before 5.4.0.1 iFix 3… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
  • TI-2023-23056 IBM Sterling Control Center information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.0
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Sources

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