IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0/6.0 excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0/6.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-38890. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0/6.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was released 11/24/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-38890 since 08/16/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (209507). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/16/2021 🔍
11/24/2021 +100 days 🔍
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11/27/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-38890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187171
X-Force: 209507

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2021 03:58
Updated: 11/27/2021 10:13
Changes: 11/24/2021 03:58 (50), 11/27/2021 10:13 (2)
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