2021-20478 | IBM Cloud Pak System Self Service Console information disclosure (XFDB-197497)
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cloud Pak System up to 2.3 (Cloud Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Self Service Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 could allow a local user in some situations to view the artifacts of another user in self service console. IBM X-Force ID: 197497.
The weakness was released 07/21/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-20478 since 12/17/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (197497).
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ibm.com
12/17/2020 CVE assigned
07/21/2021 Advisory disclosed
07/21/2021 VulDB entry created
07/25/2021 VulDB last updateVendor: https://www.ibm.com/
Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔒
CVE: CVE-2021-20478 (🔒)
X-Force: 197497
Created: 07/21/2021 11:25
Updated: 07/25/2021 23:19
Changes: (1) source_cve_cna
Complete: 🔍
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