CVE-2021-20559

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Control Desk 7.6.1.2 and 7.6.1.3 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: 199228.

Affected products

IBM Control Desk: 7.6.1.2, 7.6.1.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199228
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450759
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199228
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6450759

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