Security Bulletin
Summary
WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38951
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources. IBM X-Force ID: 211405.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211405 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Content Collector for Email | 4.0.x |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRM | Remediation |
| Content Collector for Email | 4.0.1 | Use Content Collector for Email 4.0.1.9 Interim Fix IF012 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
11 Mar 2022: 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:
11 March 2022
UID
ibm16562895