Medium severity · published Sep 23, 2021
CVE-2021-38863
IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a locally authenticated user
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a locally authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 208154.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SV
Security Verify Bridge · Ibm
before 1.0.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38863
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38863
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208154
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491653
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