CVE-2018-1833
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 fails to properly validate the HTTP Host request header in API requests. An authenticated attacker who already has CLI access can spoof the Host header to manipulate API requests, potentially allowing request smuggling or bypassing host-based security controls.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2018.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if IBM Event Streams is installedRun 'kubectl get pods -n <namespace>' or check your container orchestration platform for IBM Event Streams pods, or query your package manager for installed IBM Event Streams packagesAffected if IBM Event Streams is found running in the environment
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Determine the installed version of IBM Event StreamsCheck the version of the installed IBM Event Streams instance - look at the pod specifications, Helm chart values, or the product's built-in version endpoint if availableAffected if The installed version is exactly 2018.3.0
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Verify API accessibilityCheck if the Event Streams API endpoints are network-accessible from untrusted networks or from contexts where CLI access is granted to untrusted usersAffected if API endpoints are exposed to users who have CLI access
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Inspect Host header validation configurationReview the API gateway or ingress configuration for Host header validation rules - look for any settings that explicitly validate or restrict the Host header valueAffected if No explicit Host header validation is configured, or the configuration allows arbitrary Host header values
Your environment is affected if IBM Event Streams version 2018.3.0 is running with accessible API endpoints and without explicit Host header validation rules in place.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of IBM Event Streams beyond 2018.3.0, or implement explicit Host header validation in the API gateway to reject unexpected values.
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