CVE-2021-38893
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 209512.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–6.4
weaknesses
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affected products (24)
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- ibm business automation workflow= 18.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 19.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 20.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm business automation workflow= 21.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209512cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38893cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6526488cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527782cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209512enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6526488enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527782enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209512VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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