CVE-2021-38949 (GCVE-0-2021-38949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-16 16:55 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:50
VLAI?
Summary
IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 211403.
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/S:U/A:N/AC:L/I:N/UI:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM MQ Affected: 8.0.0
Affected: 9.0.0
Affected: 9.1.0
Affected: 7.5.0
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