CVE-2021-38949 Information disclosure in MQ
Local users can read stored user credentials in plain text from IBM MQ, leading to potential credential theft.
- 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-2021-38949?
CVE-2021-38949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 16 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 211403.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38949?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Mq, Ibm Websphere Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-22489 XML external entity in MQ
- CVE-2026-10027 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-544j-92pr-w749.