CVE-2021-20411
Published: 12 February 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-20411 is a high-severity Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres (CWE-669) vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Information Queue. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 24.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-7829
Vulnerability details
IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could allow a user to impersonate another user on the system due to incorrectly updating the session identifier. IBM X-Force ID: 198191.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Enforces proper authorization rules for any resource or data transfer between different spheres.
Accountability, documentation, and protection requirements ensure correct transfer of media resources between spheres.
Reduces incorrect transfers between spheres by establishing clear, separate domains for different sensitivities or functions.
It governs all resource transfers between spheres, preventing incorrect or unauthorized movement of data or capabilities across domain interfaces.
Addresses incorrect transfer of resources to an uncontrolled sphere by requiring approved destruction or sanitization methods.