# CVE-2019-4330: Security feature bypass in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

> Attackers can intercept session cookies sent over HTTP due to missing secure attributes, potentially leading to session hijacking or data exposure.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:N/I:N/AC:H/S:U/A:N/AV:N/C:L/UI:R/RL:O/RC:C/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cjq-gpfr-mw4c

## What is CVE-2019-4330?

CVE-2019-4330 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, published on 28 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (SonarG) 4.0 does not set the secure attribute for cookies in HTTPS sessions, which could cause the user agent to send those cookies in plaintext over an HTTP session. IBM X-Force ID: 161210.

Weakness: CWE-565 (Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4330?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

- [CVE-2018-1372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1372/): Weak cryptography in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1377/): Information disclosure in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-4310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4310/): Security feature bypass in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-4338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4338/): Denial of service in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1373/): Security feature bypass in Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4330 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, published on 28 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4330/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4330

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