CVE-2021-38901 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect Operations Center

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

A local user can obtain highly sensitive information from IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center under special configurations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-38901?

CVE-2021-38901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center, published on 13 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1, under special configurations, could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 209610.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-38901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qf83-36x6-5fv9.

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