CVE-2021-29811 Information disclosure in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

An authenticated admin can read user credentials stored in plain text, exposing sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-29811?

CVE-2021-29811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Jazz for Service Management and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by an authenticated admin user. IBM X-Force ID: 204329.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29811?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Netcool\/Omnibus Webgui.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29811?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29811 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-29811 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w223-cx42-24c9.

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