# CVE-2021-38863: Information disclosure in Security Verify Bridge

> A locally authenticated user can read stored user credentials in plain text from IBM Security Verify Bridge.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:C/I:N/A:N/C:H/AV:L/PR:L/AC:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgpj-525c-7h5j

## What is CVE-2021-38863?

CVE-2021-38863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Bridge, published on 23 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a locally authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 208154.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38863?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Bridge.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Bridge

- [CVE-2021-38864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38864/): Weak cryptography in Security Verify Bridge (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-45672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45672/): IBM Security Verify Bridge data manipulation (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2021-20441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20441/): Weak cryptography in Security Verify Bridge (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-20442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20442/): Hardcoded credentials in Security Verify Bridge (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-20434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20434/): Information disclosure in Security Verify Bridge (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38863 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Bridge, published on 23 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Bridge. 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-2021-38863/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38863/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38863
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38863
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38863

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38863/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.