Medium severity · published Mar 1, 2022
CVE-2021-38986
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212942.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MQ
MQ · Ibm
9.2.0 before 9.2.0.4; 9.2.0 before 9.2.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38986
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38986
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212942
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560032
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