Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-38978
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Security Key Lifecycle Manager from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 212783.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Key Lifecycle Manager | 3.03.0.14.03.0.0.43.0.1.54.0.0.34.14.1.0.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516050 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-tivoli-cve202138978-info-disc (212783) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF