CVE-2021-38911
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can...
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
- Record
CVE-2021-38911- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25348
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25348- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/PR:H/AC:H/AV:N/UI:N/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc25-8vc3-w5p6 No score
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can...
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
- Record
GHSA-xc25-8vc3-w5p6- Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S 1.7.0.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a an authenticatedl privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 209940.
- Record
CVE-2021-38911- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- 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-2021-38911 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Ibm Security Risk Manager On Cp4s, published October 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.