CVE-2021-38956
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information...
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
- Record
CVE-2021-38956- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:L/I:N/A:N/S:U/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25393
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
- Record
EUVD-2021-25393- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:L/I:N/A:N/S:U/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx5x-xjfg-jfpr No score
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information...
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
- Record
GHSA-hx5x-xjfg-jfpr- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Security Verify 10.0.0, 10.0.1.0, and 10.0.2.0 could disclose sensitive version information in HTTP response headers that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212038
- Record
CVE-2021-38956- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2021-38956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Security Verify Access, published January 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.