Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29781
DESCRIPTION: IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203091 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Partner Engagement Manager | 2.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | Version | Link |
| Partner Engagement Manager Essentials Edition | 6.1.2.1 | https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+Sterling+Partner+Engagement+Manager+Software&fixids=IBM_PEM_Essentials_6.1.2.1&source=SAR&function=fixId&parent=ibm/Other%20software |
| Partner Engagement Manager Standard Edition | 6.1.2.1 | https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+Sterling+Partner+Engagement+Manager+Software&fixids=IBM_PEM_Standard_6.1.2.1&source=SAR&function=fixId&parent=ibm/Other%20software |
| Partner Engagement Manager on Cloud / SaaS | 21.3.1 | us.icr.io/gold/pem:21.3.1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Tyler Cui.
Change History
13 Jul 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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Document Information
Modified date:
31 March 2022
UID
ibm16476668