Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2021 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-38870

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Aspera from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Aspera Cloud is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 208343.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Aspera	Cloud

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491603 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-aspera-cve202138870-xss (208343) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF