PT-2021-13957 · Ibm · Ibm Cloud Pak For Applications

Published 2021-07-13 · Updated 2021-07-14 · CVE-2021-20424

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: A remote attacker could obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser, potentially using this information for further attacks against the system.

Recommendations: For IBM Cloud Pak for Applications version 4.3, consider restricting access to detailed technical error messages to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider configuring the system to return generic error messages instead of detailed technical ones until a fix is available.

Fix

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-209

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20424

Affected Products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Applications

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20424 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6471325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20424 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196309 · Note