CVE-2021-20489

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 197790.

Affected products

IBM Sterling File Gateway: from 2.2.0.0 through 5.2.6.5_3; from 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.6; from 6.0.1.0 through 6.0.3.4; from 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197790
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6496777
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197790
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6496777

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