Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM Business Process Manager
Priority LOW 28CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
IBM Business Automation Workflow 18. 19, 20, 21, and IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and d8.6 transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00802 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Business Process Manager | 8.5; 8.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Business Automation Workflow | 18.0; 19.0; 20.0; 21.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Business Process Manager VendorIBM Affected 8.5; 8.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Business Automation Workflow VendorIBM Affected 18.0; 19.0; 20.0; 21.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 18.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 19.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 20.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 21.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:* | 8.6.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 18.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29753
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rggj-vgc7-hj7v
References
More IBM Business Automation Workflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-21536 IBM Business Automation Workflow information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01487 SQL injection in IBM Business Process Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03267 XML external entity injection in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-01730 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20639 IBM Business Automation Workflow cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-11979 XML eXternal Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-29753 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29753 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rggj-vgc7-hj7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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