CVE-2022-34165

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 9, 2022 at 04:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:49 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application ServerAIXI· also runs on 5 platforms

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Severity

MEDIUM5.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cache poisoning and cross-site scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 229429.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WebSphere Application Server · IBM

95%

17.0.0.3 ≤ v < 22.0.0.97.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.0.458.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.0.158.5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.5.5.229.0.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.0.5.137.0 8.0 8.5 9.0

Affected range stops below 22.0.0.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

apple-macos (environment) · hp-hp-ux (environment) · ibm-aix (environment) · ibm-i (environment) · ibm-z-os (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)

WebSphere Application Server Liberty · IBM

60%

17.0.0.3 22.0.0.9

AIX · IBMdevice

80%

All versions

I · IBMdevice

80%

All versions

Z /os · IBMdevice

80%

All versions