Vulnerability in IBM Business Automation Workflow
CVE-2021-29753
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18. 19, 20, 21, and IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and d8.6 transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Business Automation Workflow — versions 18.0, 19.0, 20.0
- IBM Business Automation Workflow — versions 18.0.0.0, 19.0.0.0, 20.0.0.0
- IBM Business Process Manager — versions 8.5, 8.6
- IBM Business Process Manager — versions 8.5.0.0, 8.6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6513703 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201919 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-29753?
- CVE-2021-29753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Business Automation Workflow, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-29753?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.