What is CVE-2021-29883?

CVE-2021-29883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-29883?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced

CVE-2021-29883

IBM Standards Processing Engine (IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 9.0 and 10.0) does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 207090.

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Transformation Extender Advanced — versions 9.0, 10.0
Ibm Transformation_extender_advanced

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

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-2021-29883?: CVE-2021-29883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-29883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.