Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU81065

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2021-29754

Published: September 22, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81065

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29754

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Affected software

IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Tivoli Monitoring

How to mitigate CVE-2021-29754

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6462627
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202006

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