CVE-2021-39051 Server-side request forgery in Spectrum Copy Data Management

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit improper input validation in the application server registration function to perform server-side request forgery and enumerate internal services.

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-2021-39051?

CVE-2021-39051 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.0.0 through 2.2.14.3 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input of application server registration function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the host address and port fields of the application server registration form in the portal UI to enumerate and attack services that are running on those hosts. IBM X-Force ID: 214441.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Copy Data Management.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2021-39051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xxr-729f-x6v9.

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