Vulnerability Details
Basic Information
| Title | Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue displays the Grafana signing key when setting up the logs stack (CVE-2021-20412) |
|---|---|
| Type | ibm |
| Published | 2025-04-28T20:41:23 |
| Last Seen | 2025-04-29T02:56:46 |
| CVSS Score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
CVSS v3 Details
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
|---|---|
| Attack Complexity | LOW |
| Privileges Required | NONE |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | HIGH |
| Integrity Impact | NONE |
| Availability Impact | NONE |
CVE Information
| CVE IDs | CVE-2021-20412 |
|---|---|
| CWE | |
| Bulletin Family | software |
Description
IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) offers an optional logs stack to demonstrate logging and monitoring. Among the stack’s components is a Grafana dashboard. The initialization file for Grafana contains a hard-coded signing key. As of ISIQ v10.0.0, this signing key has been removed from the file.
## Vulnerability Details
**CVEID:**CVE-2021-20412
**DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Verify Information Queue contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196192 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
## Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s)
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IBM Security Verify Information Queue | 1.0.6, 1.0.7
## Remediation/Fixes
Download and install the latest IBM Security Verify Information Queue images (tagged at 10.0.0 or greater) from the Docker Hub repository. The instructions for accessing and deploying the images can be found on the ISIQ starter kit page: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit
## Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Impact Assessment
| Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |