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CVE-2021-38893

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38893 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Business Process Manager (versions 8.5, 8.6) and IBM Business Automation Workflow (versions 18.0, 19.0, 20.0, 21.0). An authenticated attacker can embed malicious JavaScript into the web UI, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges to exploit, with a low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
18.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:18.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
19.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:19.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:20.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
21.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:21.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
8.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/209512
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6526488
Vendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6527782
PatchVendor Advisory