# CVE-2021-29677: Cross-site scripting in Security Verify Privilege Vault

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into the IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/S:C/UI:R/PR:L/C:L/AC:L/I:L/A:N/AV:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mhc-fpvf-fjp2

## What is CVE-2021-29677?

CVE-2021-29677 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault, published on 25 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29677?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-29677?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29677 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-29677 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29677 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault

- [CVE-2021-20583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20583/): Information disclosure in Security Verify Privilege Vault (medium 6.2)
- [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-2021-29677 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-29677 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege Vault, published on 25 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29677 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-2021-29677/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29677/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29677
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29677
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29677

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29677/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.