CVE-2021-38938 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) 9.6 through 9.6.1.4 and 9.7 through 9.7.0.3 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 210989.

Published: 2024-03-15

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Host Access Transformation Services

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.6`	affected	≤ 9.6.1.4
`9.7`	affected	≤ 9.7.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_access_transformation_services::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_access_transformation_services::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-25375	IBM Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) 9.6 through 9.6.1.4 and 9.7 through 9.7.0.3 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 210989.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210989
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6832964

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Host Access Transformation Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2024-03-15T15:38:40.853Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:51:20.740Z

Reserved: 2021-08-16T18:59:46.180Z

Link: CVE-2021-38938

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:51:20.740Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-03-15T16:15:07.327

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:18:15.207

Link: CVE-2021-38938

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-522

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