CVE-2021-39063: Critical severity IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vulnerability

Published Dec 10, 2021
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Updated

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.8.x uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) which could allow an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information due to a misconfiguration in access control headers. IBM X-Force ID: 214956.

Other sources

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) which could allow an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information due to a misconfiguration in access control headers.

IBM

Affected Software

3 affected components
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus<=10.1.0.0-10.1.8.x
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus>=10.1.0<10.1.9
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Dec 10, 2021
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Dec 13, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-39063?

CVE-2021-39063 is a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus that allows an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information due to a misconfiguration in access control headers.

2

How does IBM Spectrum Protect Plus use Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)?

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) to allow web applications to access its resources from a different domain.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-39063?

The severity of CVE-2021-39063 is critical with a severity value of 9.1.

4

How can an attacker exploit the CVE-2021-39063 vulnerability?

An attacker can exploit the CVE-2021-39063 vulnerability by leveraging the misconfiguration in access control headers to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information.

5

How can I mitigate the CVE-2021-39063 vulnerability?

To mitigate the CVE-2021-39063 vulnerability, ensure that access control headers in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are properly configured to prevent unauthorized access.

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