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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.4003
Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a
Privilege Escalation vulnerability and affects Content Collector for Email
25 November 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: WebSphere Application Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-29736
Reference: ESB-2021.2591
ESB-2021.2571
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6518926
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WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation
vulnerability and affects Content Collector for Email
Document Information
Document number : 6518926
Modified date : 24 November 2021
Product : Content Collector
Component : Content Collector for Email
Software version : 4.0.1
Operating system(s): Windows
Summary
WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a Privilege Escalation
vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29736
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could
allow a remote user to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID:
201300.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
201300 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
+---------------------------+----------+
|Affected Product(s) |Version(s)|
+---------------------------+----------+
|Content Collector for Email|4.0.x |
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Remediation/Fixes
+-----------------------+-----+-----------------------------------------------+
|Product |VRM |Remediation |
+-----------------------+-----+-----------------------------------------------+
|Content Collector for |4.0.1|Use Content Collector for Email 4.0.1.9 Interim|
|Email | |Fix IF011 |
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
24 Nov 2021: Initial Publication
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