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Financial Transaction ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2021-39044

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-02-02
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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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 214210.

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 · high confidence

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). This allows an attacker to craft malicious requests that are automatically submitted by authenticated users' browsers, exploiting the application's trust in the user's session to perform unauthorized state-changing operations.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers on server-side requests, and configure SameSite cookie attributes to restrict cross-origin cookie transmission.

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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
Financial Transaction ManagerApplication
Affected:= 3.2.4

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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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

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  1. Confirm installed version of IBM Financial Transaction Manager
    Locate and inspect the installed IBM Financial Transaction Manager version number through the product's about panel, version file, or administrative console
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.2.4
  2. Identify state-changing operations in the application
    Review application functions that modify data or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, such as transaction processing, configuration changes, or user management endpoints
    Affected if State-changing operations exist and the application lacks anti-CSRF token protection on these functions
  3. Inspect request headers for Origin or Referer validation
    Analyze server-side request handling to determine whether Origin and Referer HTTP headers are validated on state-changing requests
    Affected if The application does not validate Origin or Referer headers on incoming requests, allowing arbitrary origin submissions
  4. Check cookie configuration for SameSite attribute
    Inspect the session cookies and authentication cookies set by the application to determine if SameSite attribute is configured
    Affected if Cookies are not configured with SameSite attribute (either Lax or Strict), allowing cross-origin cookie transmission
  5. Verify anti-CSRF token implementation
    Examine forms and state-changing requests to determine if synchronizer token pattern or equivalent anti-CSRF tokens are present and validated
    Affected if State-changing requests lack anti-CSRF tokens or the tokens are not validated server-side

You are affected if IBM Financial Transaction Manager version 3.2.4 is installed AND the application lacks anti-CSRF token validation, Origin/Referer header checks, and SameSite cookie attributes on state-changing operations.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers on server-side requests, and configure SameSite cookie attributes to restrict cross-origin cookie transmission.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

3.2.4.1 or later (IBM Financial Transaction Manager fix)

  1. 1. Obtain the latest IBM Financial Transaction Manager security patch or interim fix from IBM Fix Central (https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
  2. 2. Review the IBM Security Bulletin for CVE-2021-39044 on IBM's support website to confirm the specific fix version and APAR number.
  3. 3. Download the appropriate fix package for your platform and installation type.
  4. 4. Apply the fix following the standard IBM Financial Transaction Manager fix installation procedures.
  5. 5. Verify the fix was applied successfully by checking the installed version and confirming the CSRF protection is now in place.
  6. 6. Test critical transaction workflows to ensure normal functionality is preserved after the fix.
Caveat Review IBM release notes for any configuration or compatibility considerations specific to this security fix

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Financial Transaction Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
50.0 hours of engineering $8,800
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