PT-2021-13956 · Ibm · Ibm Cloud Pak For Applications

Published 2021-07-13 · Updated 2021-07-14 · CVE-2021-20423

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Cloud Pak for Applications version 4.3

Description: The issue allows an authenticated user to gain escalated privileges due to improper application permissions.

Recommendations: For IBM Cloud Pak for Applications version 4.3, update the application permissions to properly restrict user privileges and prevent escalation.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20423

Affected Products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Applications

References · 4

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471329 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20423 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196308 · Note