CVE-2021-29738 Server-side request forgery in InfoSphere Information Server
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in IBM InfoSphere Data Flow Designer to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and further attacks.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-29738?
CVE-2021-29738 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 2 Nov 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 InfoSphere Data Flow Designer (IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 ) is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 201302.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Infosphere Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2021-29738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Infosphere Information Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcmm-84q5-43xv.