Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in IBM Security Verify Information Queue - CVE-2021-20405

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in IBM Security Verify Information Queue - CVE-2021-20405

Published: June 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76730
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20405
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform unauthorized activities.

The vulnerability exists due to improper encoding of output. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability and perform unauthorized activities.


Affected software

IBM Security Verify Information Queue

How to mitigate CVE-2021-20405

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Security Verify Information Queue - update to 10.0.0

External References

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