CVE-2021-20489 Cross-site request forgery in Sterling File Gateway

Medium 4.3 Published 7 Oct 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions on IBM Sterling File Gateway via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-20489?

CVE-2021-20489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling File Gateway, published on 7 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 197790.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20489?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sterling File Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Sterling File Gateway vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vccc-j976-h9r3.