Brute Force Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption Software
CVE-2021-20415
5.9MEDIUM
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Encryption version 4.0.0.4 suffers from a vulnerability due to inadequate account lockout settings, enabling remote attackers to execute brute force attacks on user account credentials. This weakness could potentially lead to unauthorized access and compromise sensitive data managed by the application. Organizations utilizing IBM Guardium Data Encryption should implement additional security measures and review their account lockout policies to mitigate this susceptibility.
Affected Version(s)
Guardium Data Encryption 4.0.0.4
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved