# CVE-2021-38911: Information disclosure in Cloud Pak for Security

> An authenticated privileged user can read stored user credentials in plain text within IBM Security Risk Manager on Cloud Pak for Security.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc25-8vc3-w5p6

## What is CVE-2021-38911?

CVE-2021-38911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Security, published on 19 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38911?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Risk Manager on Cp4s.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-38911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-38911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Security

- [CVE-2021-29912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29912/): Cross-site scripting in Cloud Pak for Security (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38911 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-38911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Security, published on 19 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Security. 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-2021-38911/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38911/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38911
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38911
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38911

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38911/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.