IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.3 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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Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading to Faspex 5.0.15 available from the link below.   ProductFixing VRMPlatformLink to FixIBM Aspera Faspex5.0.15 Linux link https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes


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History

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.3 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.
Title Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm aspera Faspex 5
Weaknesses CWE-644
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex_5:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex_5:5.0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm aspera Faspex 5
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-10T20:12:39.788Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T21:16:41.802Z

Link: CVE-2025-36227

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-10T20:11:46.606Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-10T20:16:20.070

Modified: 2026-03-10T20:16:20.070

Link: CVE-2025-36227

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