Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been fixed in IBM Security Identity Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29864
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206089 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206089 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ISIM | 6.0.0 |
| ISIM | 6.0.2 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product / Version | Fix availability |
| IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 | 6.0.0-ISS-SIM-FP0027 |
| IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 | 6.0.2-ISS-SIM-FP0005 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Lukasz Plonka.
Change History
29 Aug 2022: 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:
25 March 2025
UID
ibm16616101