# CVE-2021-39064: Hardcoded credentials in Spectrum Copy Data Management

> Weak authentication and default credentials in the admin console allow attackers to bypass security and take over accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:N/A:N/AC:H/I:N/UI:N/AV:N/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q9m8-mcx4-3j84

## What is CVE-2021-39064?

CVE-2021-39064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.13 and earlier has weak authentication and password rules and incorrectly handles default credentials for the Spectrum Copy Data Management Admin console. IBM X-Force ID: 214957.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39064?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Copy Data Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-39064?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-39064 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management

- [CVE-2021-39065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39065/): Command injection in Spectrum Copy Data Management (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22354/): Denial of service in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2021-38947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38947/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39053/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39058/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-39064 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-39064 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management. 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-2021-39064/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39064/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39064
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39064
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39064

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