Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v4.3 does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-20423
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Pak for Applications could allow an authenticated user gain escalated privilesges due to improper application permissions.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196308 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications | All |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v 4.3.1 provides a solution that ensures actors have the proper permissions to for the scope of their role. No separate APAR is provided.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
12 Jul 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 July 2021
UID
ibm16471329