Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-40686
CVE-2024-40686
Description
IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis 1.3.7.0, 1.3.7.1, 1.3.7.2, 1.3.8.0, 1.3.8.1, and 1.3.8.2 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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:smartcloud_analytics_log_analysis:1.3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.3.7.0 - 1.3.8.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7240270nvdVendor Advisory
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