CVE-2021-38928 (GCVE-0-2021-38928)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-04 17:26 – Updated: 2025-04-10 13:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition cross-origin resource sharing
Summary
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.1.2.1 uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) which could allow an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information as the domain name is not being limited to only trusted domains. IBM X-Force ID: 210323.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 13:54 UTC
CWE
- 942 Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6852467 | vendor-advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition |
Affected:
6.0.0.0 , < 6.1.2.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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