Is CVE-2021-38859 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-38859 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-38859?

CVE-2021-38859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-38859?

CVE-2021-38859 has an EPSS score of 0.53% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38859?

Upgrade security verify privilege on-premises to 11.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-38859

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a user to obtain version number information using a specially crafted HTTP request that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 207899.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

security verify privilege on-premisesNVD

Affected:< 11.5Fixed in:11.5CVE-2021-38859derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.