CVE-2021-20434

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Published Sep 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 196346.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Verify Bridge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.5.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7852	IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.5.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 196346.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.214% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196346
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491651

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Verify Bridge

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 23, 2021, 5:10 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

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