Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Aspera on Cloud was fixed to address the below cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38870
DESCRIPTION: IBM Aspera is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208343 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) |
| Aspera on Cloud |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) |
| Aspera on Cloud |
* There is no action required by the customer as the fixed was deployed to the SaaS environment.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Dylan Lawhon.
Change History
31 Aug 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
28 September 2021
UID
ibm16491603