CVE-2018-7068
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 · uneditedHPE has identified a remote HOST header attack vulnerability in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management earlier than version CV 6.1. This issue is resolved in HF16 for HPE CV 6.1 or subsequent version.
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 · moderate confidenceHPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management versions earlier than CV 6.1 are vulnerable to HOST header injection, where the application trusts and uses the HTTP Host header without proper validation. This allows remote attackers to manipulate the Host header value to conduct attacks such as cache poisoning, password reset token hijacking, or routing-based attacks.
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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< 6.1CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management versionLocate the installed version of HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management. This is typically found in the product's About section, in installation directories, or via command-line version queries specific to the HPE product suite.Affected if The version is earlier than 6.1 (e.g., 6.0, 5.x, or earlier)
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Verify password reset functionality uses Host headerInspect the application's password reset or account recovery mechanism. Examine the code or configuration that handles password reset links. Determine whether the Host header value from incoming requests is used to construct reset URLs without sanitization.Affected if Password reset tokens are generated or delivered using the unsanitized HTTP Host header value
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Check for cache poisoning vectorsReview any caching mechanisms (application-level, reverse proxy, or CDN) configured for the application. Determine if the Host header influences what content gets cached or retrieved from cache.Affected if The application or its reverse proxy caches responses based on the Host header without validation
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Inspect web server routing configurationExamine the web server (IIS, Apache, or other) configuration files for HPE CentralView. Look for virtual host configurations, routing rules, or rewrite rules that directly use the Host header for request routing or domain-based logic.Affected if The web server routes requests or applies configuration based on the Host header without validating its contents
The environment is affected if HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management version is earlier than 6.1 AND the application processes HTTP Host headers in sensitive operations such as password reset, caching, or request routing without proper validation.
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 data6.1
Apply HPE HF16 for CV 6.1 or upgrade to CV 6.1 subsequent version to patch the HOST header validation vulnerability.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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