# CVE-2021-39019: Information disclosure in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing

> An authenticated user can access highly sensitive information via an HTTP GET request in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/S:U/C:H/PR:L/I:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq7c-fcfw-p6m8

## What is CVE-2021-39019?

CVE-2021-39019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing, published on 14 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 could disclose highly sensitive information through an HTTP GET request to an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 213728.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39019?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-39019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-39019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing

- [CVE-2021-39017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39017/): File upload in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2021-39015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39015/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-39028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39028/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-4431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4431/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Publishing Engine (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1657/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Publishing Engine (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-39019 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-39019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing, published on 14 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39019/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39019/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39019
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39019
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39019

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.