Security Bulletin
Summary
An account lockout vulnerability has been addressed by IBM Connect:Direct Web Service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38890
DESCRIPTION: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209507 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Sterling Connect Direct Web Services | 1.0 |
| IBM Connect:Direct Web Services | 6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Apply 6.2.0.1, available on Fix Central
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
19 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 November 2021
UID
ibm16518586