What is CVE-2021-20559?

CVE-2021-20559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Control Desk, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-20559?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Control Desk

CVE-2021-20559

IBM Control Desk 7.6.1.2 and 7.6.1.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclo…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Control Desk — versions 7.6.1.2, 7.6.1.3
Ibm Control_desk — versions 7.6.1.2, 7.6.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20559?: CVE-2021-20559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Control Desk, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-20559?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.