What is CVE-2021-38896?

CVE-2021-38896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-38896?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Qradar Advisor

CVE-2021-38896

IBM QRadar Advisor 2.5 through 2.6.1 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 disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 209566.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Qradar Advisor — versions 2.5, 2.6.1
Ibm Qradar_advisor
Linux Linux_kernel

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-2021-38896?: CVE-2021-38896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-38896?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.