CWE-644 54 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-644: Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Overview

CWE-644 (Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes web scripting syntax in HTTP headers that can be used by web browser components that can process raw headers, such as Flash.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
technology Web Based Undetermined
technology Web Server Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-10836 2026-06-17 Improper handling of HTTP headers that allows a remote attacker to manipulate the value of the Host header using specially crafted requests. A successful exploit could result in the generation of mani…
CVE-2026-4096 2026-06-11 IBM DevOps Plan 3.0.0 through 3.0.6 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 …
CVE-2026-48126 2026-05-26 Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to 1.17.8, when algernon is started with --domain (or --letsencrypt, which silently turns on --domain at engine/flags.go:372), the request …
CVE-2026-33805 2026-04-15 @fastify/reply-from v12.6.1 and earlier and @fastify/http-proxy v11.4.3 and earlier process the client's Connection header after the proxy has added its own headers via rewriteRequestHeaders. This all…
CVE-2025-66485 2026-04-01 IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.9 through 1.11.0 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 agai…
CVE-2026-33149 2026-03-26 Tandoor Recipes is an application for managing recipes, planning meals, and building shopping lists. Versions up to and including 2.5.3 set ALLOWED_HOSTS = '*' by default, which causes Django to accep…
CVE-2025-14807 2026-03-25 IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct …
CVE-2025-13213 2026-03-10 IBM 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 …
CVE-2025-36227 2026-03-10 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 …
CVE-2025-70948 2026-03-05 A host header injection vulnerability in the mailer component of @perfood/couch-auth v0.26.0 allows attackers to obtain reset tokens and execute an account takeover via spoofing the HTTP Host header.
CVE-2026-1698 2026-02-26 A HTTP Host header attack vulnerability affects WebClient and the WebScheduler web apps of PcVue in version 15.0.0 through 16.3.3 included, allowing a remote attacker to inject harmful payloads that m…
CVE-2026-26747 2026-02-20 A Host Header Poisoning vulnerability exists in Monica 4.1.2 due to improper handling of the HTTP Host header in app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php, combined with the default misconfiguration where …
CVE-2025-27901 2026-02-17 IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for LUW 5.5 Interim Fix 002 IBM Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windows is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST heade…
CVE-2026-26234 2026-02-11 JUNG Smart Visu Server 1.1.1050 contains a request header manipulation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to override request URLs by injecting arbitrary values in the X-Forwarded-Hos…
CVE-2024-51451 2026-02-04 IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 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…
CVE-2025-52660 2026-01-19 HCL AION is affected by an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability. This can allow malicious file uploads, potentially resulting in unauthorized code execution or system compromise.
CVE-2025-64425 2026-01-05 Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. In Coolify versions up to and including v4.0.0-beta.434, an attacker can initiate a password reset f…
CVE-2025-67724 2025-12-12 Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. In versions 6.5.2 and below, the supplied reason phrase is used unescaped in HTTP headers (where it could be used for header inje…
CVE-2025-13803 2025-11-30 A vulnerability was identified in MediaCrush 1.0.0/1.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /mediacrush/paths.py of the component Header Handler. Such manipulation of the argumen…
CVE-2025-13434 2025-11-20 A weakness has been identified in jameschz Hush Framework 2.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file Hush\hush-lib\hush\Util.php of the component HTTP Host Header Handler. This manip…

Previous names

  • Insufficient Filtering of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax (2008-10-14)
  • Insufficient Sanitization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax (2009-05-27)
  • Improper Sanitization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax (2010-04-05)

Content submission

Name
Evgeny Lebanidze
Organization
Cigital
Date
2008-01-30
Version
Draft 8

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Sean Eidemiller 1.0 added/updated demonstrative examples
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Observed_Example
2008-10-14 CWE Content Team 1.0.1 updated Description, Name, Observed_Examples, Relationships
2009-03-10 CWE Content Team 1.3 updated Relationships
2009-05-27 CWE Content Team 1.4 updated Description, Name
2009-10-29 CWE Content Team 1.6 updated Common_Consequences
2010-04-05 CWE Content Team 1.8.1 updated Description, Name
2010-06-21 CWE Content Team 1.9 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Observed_Examples
2010-12-13 CWE Content Team 1.11 updated Common_Consequences
2011-03-29 CWE Content Team 1.12 updated Description
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Enabling_Factors_for_Exploitation
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
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