What is CVE-2021-38911?

CVE-2021-38911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-38911?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security

CVE-2021-38911

IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Security — versions 1.7.2.0
Ibm Security_risk_manager_on_cp4s — versions 1.7.2.0
Redhat Openshift

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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-2021-38911?: CVE-2021-38911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Security, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-38911?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.