Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090)

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090)
Type ibm
Published 2025-04-28T20:41:23
Last Seen 2025-04-29T02:56:49
CVSS Score 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector NETWORK
Attack Complexity LOW
Privileges Required NONE
User Interaction NONE
Scope UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact NONE
Integrity Impact NONE
Availability Impact HIGH

CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090
CWE
Bulletin Family software

Description

## Summary

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications (CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090)

## Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) and Version(s) | Affecting Product(s) and Version(s)
—|—
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

* v4.3.1

| IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty

* 17.0.0.3 – 21.0.0.9

## Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix or Fix Pack containing APAR PH39418 for each named product as soon as practical.

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Commons Compress affect WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2021-33517, CVE-2021-36090)

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

##

Impact Assessment

Base Score 7.5
Severity HIGH

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