CVE-2021-38979 Weak cryptography in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager uses unsalted hashes for passwords, allowing attackers to potentially recover credentials via rainbow tables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38979?
CVE-2021-38979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 15 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 212785.
Weakness: CWE-916
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38979?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager, Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38979 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-2021-38978 Information disclosure in Security Key Lifecycle Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84jm-9gq7-8qch.