CVE-2021-20378 Auth bypass in Guardium Data Encryption
Authenticated users can impersonate others due to sessions not being invalidated after logout in IBM Guardium Data Encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20378?
CVE-2021-20378 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption, published on 7 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195709.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20378?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-20378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2019-4713 Command injection in Security Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2019-4698 Weak cryptography in Security Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2019-4694 Hardcoded credentials in Security Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2021-20474 Missing authorization in Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2021-39022 Other in Security Guardium Data Encryption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mrw-f6g3-g543.