CVE-2021-38967 Code injection in MQ Appliance

High 8.2 Published 30 Nov 2021 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A local privileged user can inject and execute malicious code on IBM MQ Appliance, requiring vendor patches to mitigate.

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

What is CVE-2021-38967?

CVE-2021-38967 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 30 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS could allow a local privileged user to inject and execute malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 212441.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38967?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38967?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2021-38967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7gx5-3645-vjvq.