Brute Force Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption Software
CVE-2021-20415

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Guardium Data Encryption
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 July 2021

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

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6469691
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196217
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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

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