CVE-2021-38911 (GCVE-0-2021-38911)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-19 15:15 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:52
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Summary
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-10-18 00:00
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