CVE-2025-27901
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HTTP Header Injection in IBM DB2 Recovery Expert Enables XSS, Hijacking

Publication date: 2026-02-17

Last updated on: 2026-02-25

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows 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.
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Published
2026-02-17
Last Modified
2026-02-25
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-27901
EUVD
EUVD-2025-207717
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ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
ibm db2_recovery_expert 5.5.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-644 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes web scripting syntax in HTTP headers that can be used by web browser components that can process raw headers, such as Flash.
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Executive Summary

IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows version 5.5 Interim Fix 002 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection. This vulnerability arises due to improper validation of input in the HOST headers. An attacker can exploit this flaw to perform various attacks such as cross-site scripting, cache poisoning, or session hijacking against the affected system.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow attackers to execute malicious actions including cross-site scripting, which can lead to unauthorized script execution in users' browsers; cache poisoning, which can cause users to receive malicious or incorrect cached content; and session hijacking, which can enable attackers to take over user sessions. These impacts can compromise the security and integrity of the affected system and its users.

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