What is CVE-2021-20564?

CVE-2021-20564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak For Security, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-20564?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak For Security

CVE-2021-20564

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 199235.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Security — versions 1.4.0.0, 1.6.0.0, 1.5.0.1
Ibm Cloud_pak_for_security — versions 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20564?: CVE-2021-20564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak For Security, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-20564?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.