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CVE-2021-20488

HIGH
Published 2021-06-16T16:15:19.775153Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/A:H/S:U/AC:H/I:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.415
Higher than 41.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 could allow an authenticated malicious user to change the passwords of other users in the Windows AD environment when IBM Security Identity Manager Windows Password Synch Plug-in is deployed and configured. IBM X-Force ID: 197789.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

IBM

Security Identity Manager

Affected Versions:

6.0.2

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-x6hg-qh4q-23x7

Advisory Details

IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.2 could allow an authenticated malicious user to change the passowrds of other users in the Windows AD enviornemnt when IBM Security Identity Manager Windows Password Synch Plug-in is deployed and configured. IBM X-Force ID: 197789.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20488
WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197789
WEB https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6464081

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: July 13, 2022

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6464081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197789
Published: 2021-06-16T16:15:19.775153Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T03:53:52.185Z
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