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Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-29760 affects IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition. A logged-in user could use the dashboard interface to download files they are not authorized to access. The business concern is unauthorized disclosure from a system that often handles partner data flows. Severity is moderate because authentication is required and public sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term remediation item for affected environments, especially where many users have dashboard access or sensitive partner files are processed.
Technical view
IBM describes an authenticated, network-accessible unauthorized file download issue in Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 5.2.0.0 through 6.1.1.0. CVSS 3.0 is 5.4 with low privileges, low complexity, no user interaction, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. The bundle does not provide a CWE or technical root cause.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition versions are deployed and dashboard access is available to non-administrative or broadly provisioned authenticated users.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated user account; no public exploit status is established in the bundle.
Researcher notes
The source bundle supports unauthorized file download through the dashboard by authenticated users, but does not describe affected file paths, exploit primitives, CWE, or exact fixed versions. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exposure or confirmed exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition deployments and versions.
- Review IBM advisory 6495969 and apply the vendor-recommended remediation.
- Restrict dashboard access to users with a clear operational need.
- Reduce network reachability to the dashboard using existing access controls.
- Review permissions for low-privileged authenticated users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether deployed versions fall between 5.2.0.0 and 6.1.1.0.
- Verify IBM advisory remediation status in patch or upgrade records.
- Review dashboard user roles for unnecessary file access privileges.
- Check available audit logs for unusual dashboard file downloads.
- Validate that authenticated users cannot access unauthorized files.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/PR:L/UI:N/I:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
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CVSS:3.0/A:N/PR:L/UI:N/I:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/PR:L/UI:N/I:L/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6495969CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-sterling-cve202129760-file-download (202213)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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