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CVE-2021-39044: IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an at...

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 214210.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-39044 is a cross-site request forgery issue in IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4. If a trusted user is tricked while logged in, an attacker could cause unauthorized actions in the application. The reported impact is limited to integrity, not data theft or service outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority integrity risk for affected financial transaction environments. It is not described as actively exploited, but unauthorized trusted-user actions in payment or transaction tooling can create business impact, so patch validation should be scheduled rather than deferred indefinitely.

Technical view

The flaw is CSRF with CVSS 3.0 score 4.3. The vector indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact. IBM X-Force tracks it as ID 214210.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 is deployed and users access trusted web workflows. The source bundle's affected object is incomplete, so confirm product and version details against IBM's advisory and asset inventory.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. CVSS marks exploit code maturity as unproven and remediation level as official fix. Practical risk depends on whether attackers can lure authenticated users and whether vulnerable interfaces are reachable.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata, IBM advisory reference, and IBM X-Force entry. The bundle identifies IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4, but the structured affected list is incomplete. Avoid assuming other versions or products without IBM confirmation.

Mitigation direction

  • Review IBM advisory 6527892 for the official fix level and apply it through change control.
  • Inventory IBM Financial Transaction Manager deployments and confirm whether version 3.2.4 is present.
  • Restrict access to sensitive web interfaces to trusted networks where operationally feasible.
  • Reinforce user awareness around unsolicited links targeting authenticated business applications.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any IBM Financial Transaction Manager instance is version 3.2.4.
  • Verify the IBM advisory's remediation has been applied to every affected instance.
  • Review state-changing web workflows for anti-CSRF protections after remediation.
  • Check access controls around administrative or transaction-management interfaces.
  • Document residual exposure where patching is delayed or interfaces remain broadly reachable.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/AV:N/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/A:N/AC:L/I:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

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0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/S:U/AV:N/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/A:N/AC:L/I:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2021-39044Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/AV:N/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/A:N/AC:L/I:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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