CVE-2021-38950: Security Bulletin: IBM MQ for HP NonStop Server is affected by vulnerability CVE-2021-38950

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM MQ is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective. The issue is described by CVE-2021-38950.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-38950
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ on HPE NonStop is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when SharedBindingsUserId is set to effective.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211404 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop

8.1.0

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop

8.0.4

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Off

Change History

13 Dec 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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