CVE-2025-36227
HTTP Header Injection in IBM Aspera Faspex Enables XSS, Hijacking
Publication date: 2026-03-10
Last updated on: 2026-03-12
Assigner: IBM Corporation
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | aspera_faspex | From 5.0.0 (inc) to 5.0.15 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
IBM Aspera Faspex versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.3 have a vulnerability related to HTTP header injection. This occurs because the software does not properly validate input from the HOST headers in HTTP requests.
As a result, an attacker can exploit this flaw to perform various attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS), cache poisoning, or session hijacking against the affected system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to execute malicious actions on your system. Specifically, attackers could inject harmful scripts (cross-site scripting), manipulate cached data to serve incorrect or malicious content (cache poisoning), or take over user sessions (session hijacking).
Such attacks can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or disruption of normal operations.
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