CVE-2021-20564 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Info in IBM Cloud PAK FOR Security

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InfoCWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Cloud PAK FOR Security
Timeline
PublishedMay 14
Latest updateMay 24

Description

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1.4.0.0, 1.5.0.0, 1.5.0.1, 1.6.0.0, and 1.6.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 199235.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5ibm/cloud_pak_for_security5 versions+4
▶NVDibm/cloud_pak5 versions+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r8m9-wxjf-hx6c: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-20564: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 1↗2021-05-14
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CVE-2021-20564 — IBM vulnerability | cvebase