CVE-2020-4604 Information disclosure in Security Guardium Insights

Medium 4.1 Published Updated

Local privileged users can read stored user credentials in plain text, leading to potential credential theft.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-4604?

CVE-2020-4604 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, published on 13 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 184861.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium Insights.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5534-3qgp-mmmx.

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