Is CVE-2021-38890 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-38890 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-38890?

CVE-2021-38890 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-38890?

CVE-2021-38890 has an EPSS score of 1.52% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38890?

Upgrade sterling connect\ to 6.2.0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-38890

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0 and 6.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209507.

CWE-307

How to fix

Remediation Available

sterling connect\NVD

Affected:>= 6.0.0, < 6.2.0.1Fixed in:6.2.0.1CVE-2021-38890derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% 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.