CVE-2021-38891
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-23 19:15
Modified
2024-09-16 23:41
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Summary
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0 and 6.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 209508.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209508VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6518582Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
IBMConnect:Direct Web Services
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