CVE-2021-38949: Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Java/JMS clients can inadvertently display cleartext credentials via diagnostic logs (CVE-2021-38949)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An issue was idenitifed in IBM MQ Java and JMS clients where they could display clear text credentials in diagnostics log files automatically generated during system crashes.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-38949
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211403 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM MQ

9.1 LTS

IBM MQ

9.1 CD

IBM MQ

9.0 LTS

IBM MQ

8.0

IBM WebSphere MQ

7.5

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Off

Change History

05 Nov 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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