CVE-2021-20538

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) versiones 1.5.0.0 y 1.5.0.1, podría permitir a un usuario obtener información confidencial o llevar a cabo acciones a las que no debería tener acceso debido a mecanismos de autorización incorrectos. IBM X-Force ID: 198919

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
2021-05-10 CVE Published
2023-12-15 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198919	2021-05-14
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450849	2021-05-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cloud Pak For Security Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Security"				1.5.0.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Security" and version "1.5.0.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cloud Pak For Security Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Security"				1.5.0.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Security" and version "1.5.0.1"		-		Affected