CVE-2021-38896

6.1 MEDIUM

IBM QRadar Advisor 2.5 through 2.6.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Published: 2021-10-20 · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Severity and scoring

CVSS: 6.1 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE: CWE-79

Affected products

Vendor	Product
ibm	qradar_advisor

Description

IBM QRadar Advisor 2.5 through 2.6.1 is vulnerable to 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: 209566.

Source: NVD

References

[NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38896
[Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209566
[Patch]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6506461
[Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209566
[Patch]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6506461

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