CVE-2025-13213
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 Aspera Orchestrator 3.0.0 through 4.1.2 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
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 Aspera Orchestrator versions 3.0.0 through 4.1.2 contain an HTTP header injection vulnerability in the HOST header processing. The application fails to properly validate or sanitize HOST header input, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers. This can be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks via injected headers, cache poisoning by manipulating cached responses, or session hijacking through header-based session manipulation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 3.0.0, < 4.1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Determine IBM Aspera Orchestrator versionAccess the product web interface or check the installation directory for version information. Typically found in the login page footer, about section, or installation metadata files. Compare the found version against the affected range: 3.0.0 through 4.1.2.Affected if The installed version falls within 3.0.0 to 4.1.2 inclusive
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Verify web interface is accessibleConfirm that the IBM Aspera Orchestrator web interface is reachable over HTTP/HTTPS. This vulnerability exploits the processing of incoming HTTP requests, so the web component must be exposed.Affected if The web interface is accessible to network traffic
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Identify if HOST header is used in requestsReview incoming HTTP traffic or proxy logs to determine if the application processes HOST headers from client requests. This is the default behavior for most web applications.Affected if The application processes HOST headers from incoming requests (default behavior)
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Check for input validation on HOST headerIf you have access to configuration files or application logs, inspect whether there is any explicit validation or sanitization of the HOST header. Look for configuration settings related to header validation or security filters.Affected if No explicit HOST header validation is configured or enforced
If IBM Aspera Orchestrator version is between 3.0.0 and 4.1.2 and the web interface processes incoming HTTP requests, the environment is vulnerable to HTTP header injection via HOST header.
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.
dbcve · scoped4.1.3
Implement strict input validation on HOST headers to reject or sanitize unexpected characters (especially newlines and carriage returns). Consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) as a compensating control until code-level fixes are applied.
4.1.3
- Upgrade IBM Aspera Orchestrator to version 4.1.3 or later to resolve the HTTP header injection vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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