CVE-2021-38900 (GCVE-0-2021-38900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-21 19:10 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 could allow a privileged user to obtain highly sensitive information due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 209607.
Severity
CWE
- Obtain Information
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527776 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6528296 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow |
Affected:
18.0.0.0
Affected: 18.0.0.1 Affected: 18.0.0.2 Affected: 19.0.0.1 Affected: 19.0.0.2 Affected: 19.0.0.3 Affected: 20.0.0.1 Affected: 20.0.0.2 Affected: 21.0.2 |
guessed | |
| IBM | Cloud Pak for Automation |
Affected:
21.0.2
|
guessed |
Date Public
2021-12-20 00:00
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