# CVE-2021-20583: Information disclosure in Security Verify Privilege Vault

> A privileged user can disclose sensitive information via an HTTP GET request due to improper input validation in IBM Security Verify.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.0/I:N/AV:N/A:N/PR:H/AC:L/C:H/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jm8f-5w8q-gh6q

## What is CVE-2021-20583?

CVE-2021-20583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault, published on 25 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify (IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault 10.9.66) could disclose sensitive information through an HTTP GET request by a privileged user due to improper input validation.. IBM X-Force ID: 199396.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20583?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-20583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-20583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault

- [CVE-2021-29677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29677/): Cross-site scripting in Security Verify Privilege Vault (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-29676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29676/): Cross-site scripting in Security Verify Privilege Vault (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-20583 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-20583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault, published on 25 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20583/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20583/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20583
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20583
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20583

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20583/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.