7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-20422
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Memory Disclosure Information Exposure Vulnerability
Description

IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 4.3 could disclose sensitive information to a malicious attacker by accessing data stored in memory. IBM X-Force ID: 196304.

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 28, 2022, 2:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20422 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm cloud_pak_for_applications
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196304 VDB Entry
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471327 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20422 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196304 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196304 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471327 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471327 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_for_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 4.3 could disclose sensitive information to a malicious attacker by accessing data stored in memory. IBM X-Force ID: 196304. IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 4.3 could disclose sensitive information to a malicious attacker by accessing data stored in memory. IBM X-Force ID: 196304.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.00%

score

0.42250

percentile

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