Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU58795

Improper Authorization in IBM DB2 - CVE-2021-38931

Published: December 9, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58795

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38931

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated user can read data from tables their are not authorized to

Affected software

IBM DB2

How to mitigate CVE-2021-38931

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM DB2 - update to 11.5.7.0

External References

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-db2-is-vulnerable-to-an-information-disclosure-as-a-result-of-a-connected-user-having-indirect-read-access-to-a-table-where-they-are-not-authorized-to-select-from/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6523810

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