CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-38949

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Nov 16, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 211403.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MqIbm8.0.0.0 (including)8.0.0.14 (excluding)
MqIbm9.0.0.0 (including)9.0.0.9 (excluding)
MqIbm9.1.0 (including)9.1.5 (excluding)
MqIbm9.1.0.0 (including)9.1.0.5 (excluding)
Websphere_mqIbm7.5 (including)7.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References