What is CVE-2021-38890?

CVE-2021-38890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-38890?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2021-38890

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0 and 6.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209507.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Connect:direct Web Services — versions 6.0, 1.0
Ibm Sterling_connect\ — versions direct
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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-2021-38890?: CVE-2021-38890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-38890?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.