Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. The issue is described by CVE-2021-38950.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38950
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ on HPE NonStop is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211404 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ for HPE NonStop | 8.1.0 |
| IBM MQ for HPE NonStop | 8.0.4 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 Dec 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:
13 December 2021
UID
ibm16525810