CVE-2021-20538

CVSS V2 Medium 6.4 CVSS V3 Critical 9.1

Description

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.5.0.0 and 1.5.0.1 could allow a user to obtain sensitive information or perform actions they should not have access to due to incorrect authorization mechanisms. IBM X-Force ID: 198919.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-20538

Assigner
psirt@us.ibm.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-05-10T17:15:07

Last Modified Date
2021-05-14T21:50:23

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-863	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_security:1.5.0.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_security:1.5.0.1:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
6.4

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
9.1

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.2

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20538
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-20538

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:16:00				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 01:55:15	2021-05-10T17:15Z	2021-05-10T17:15:07	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 01:55:15		2021-05-14T21:50:23	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 01:55:15		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated