CVE-2021-38887
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.
- Record
CVE-2021-38887- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/UI:N/A:N/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25324
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25324- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/UI:N/A:N/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c454-qmr6-xqvq
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.
- Record
GHSA-c454-qmr6-xqvq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.
- Record
CVE-2021-38887- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38887 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published November 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.