CVE-2021-38978 Information disclosure in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
Remote attackers can intercept sensitive data via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security headers in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager.
- 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-2021-38978?
CVE-2021-38978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 15 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 212783.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38978?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2023-25921 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload
- CVE-2023-25925 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager command injection
- CVE-2023-47706 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload
- CVE-2021-38976 Hardcoded credentials in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- CVE-2023-25926 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager XML external entity injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gc2m-hxrp-9gpg.