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TI-2021-16348 Aliases CVE-2021-38893GHSA-cjm6-v8hr-j8c5

Cross-site scripting in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00708 53rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMCloud Pak for Automation21.0.2—No fix listedCNA
IBMBusiness Process Manager Standard8.5.5; 8.5.7.CF201706; 8.5.7.CF201703; 8.5.7.CF201612; 8.5.7.CF201609; 8.5.7.CF201606; 8.5.7; 8.5.6.2; 8.5.6.1; 8.5.6; 8.6; 8.5.0.2; 8.5.0.1; 8.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Cloud Pak for Automation VendorIBM Affected 21.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Business Process Manager Standard VendorIBM Affected 8.5.5; 8.5.7.CF201706; 8.5.7.CF201703; 8.5.7.CF201612; 8.5.7.CF201609; 8.5.7.CF201606; 8.5.7; 8.5.6.2; 8.5.6.1; 8.5.6; 8.6; 8.5.0.2; 8.5.0.1; 8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*21.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*8.5.5.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201612:*:*:standard:*:*:*8.5.7.0 cf201612VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201703:*:*:standard:*:*:*8.5.7.0 cf201703VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201706:*:*:standard:*:*:*8.5.7.0 cf201706VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:*8.6.0.0VulnerableIBM
  • 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:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201612:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7.0 cf201612 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201703:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7.0 cf201703 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.7.0:cf201706:*:*:standard:*:*:* Versions 8.5.7.0 cf201706 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.6.0.0:-:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:workflow_process_service:21.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:workflow_process_service:21.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38893
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjm6-v8hr-j8c5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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