CVE-2021-38956 Information disclosure in Security Verify Access
Attackers can obtain sensitive version information from HTTP headers to facilitate further attacks against IBM Security Verify.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38956?
CVE-2021-38956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 7 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78401 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78406 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-49803 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution
- CVE-2021-39070 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-49805 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hx5x-xjfg-jfpr.