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Security Verify Information QueueApplication · Ibm

CVE-2021-20405

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-02-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could allow a user to perform unauthorized activities due to improper encoding of output. IBM X-Force ID: 196183.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence

IBM Security Verify Information Queue versions 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 contains a vulnerability caused by improper output encoding. This likely represents a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability where user-supplied input is not properly escaped before being rendered in web pages or API responses, potentially allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users' sessions.

MitigationApply proper output encoding/sanitization to all user-supplied data before rendering, implement Content Security Policy headers, and check IBM for available patches or updates. If no patch exists, disable or restrict the affected functionality as a temporary measure.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Security Verify Information QueueApplication
Affected:= 1.0.6= 1.0.7

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed version of IBM Security Verify Information Queue
    Locate the product installation and check its version number. Common methods include reviewing installation documentation, checking the application about page, or using product-specific version detection commands if available.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.0.6 or 1.0.7 exactly.
  2. Confirm the product web interface or API is accessible
    Verify that the web-based interface or API endpoints for IBM Security Verify Information Queue are exposed and operational. This may involve checking if the service is running and listening on expected ports.
    Affected if The web interface or API is accessible without additional authentication, or if authentication is present but user-supplied input can be submitted to the system.
  3. Determine if user-supplied input can reach output contexts
    Identify any features that accept user input and render it back in responses, such as search fields, user profile fields, log message parameters, or API request/response handling.
    Affected if User-supplied data can be submitted and is subsequently displayed in web pages or API responses without visible encoding or sanitization.
  4. Check for existing Content Security Policy headers
    Inspect HTTP responses from the application using browser developer tools or command-line tools to see if Content-Security-Policy headers are present and properly configured.
    Affected if CSP headers are absent, not configured, or allow unsafe-inline script execution, providing no defense-in-depth protection against XSS.

A user is affected if they have IBM Security Verify Information Queue version 1.0.6 or 1.0.7 installed and the application accepts user input that can be reflected in outputs without encoding.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply proper output encoding/sanitization to all user-supplied data before rendering, implement Content Security Policy headers, and check IBM for available patches or updates. If no patch exists, disable or restrict the affected functionality as a temporary measure.

Fix this in Security Verify Information Queue Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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