Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-29842
CVE-2021-29842
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 21.0.0.9 could allow a remote user to enumerate usernames due to a difference of responses from valid and invalid login attempts. IBM X-Force ID: 205202.
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Affected products
67.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
- (no CPE)range: 17.0.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<=7.0.0.45
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*range: >=17.0.0.3,<=21.0.0.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6489485nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205202nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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