CVE-2021-39015Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via stored Web UI script

Published Jul 14, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Stored XSS in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 7.0 through 7.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. IBM has not disclosed the affected Web UI endpoint or validation flaw; it states only that users can embed arbitrary JavaScript that changes the interface. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a trusted user's interaction, and the reported consequence is credential disclosure within that session.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 7.0 through 7.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. IBM has not disclosed the affected Web UI endpoint or validation flaw; it states only that users can embed arbitrary JavaScript that changes the interface. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a trusted user's interaction, and the reported consequence is credential disclosure within that session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-39015
Published
Jul 14, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing
Classifications
T1056.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=7.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishingversion=7.0; version=7.0.1; version=7.0.2

Published CVSS scores

5.4IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1056.003Input Capture: Web Portal Capture

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