CVE-2021-20389 Information disclosure in Security Guardium

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Local users can read stored user credentials in plain text, leading to potential account compromise.

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

What is CVE-2021-20389?

CVE-2021-20389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 24 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 195770.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20389?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Guardium vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhgq-g2vx-jxpj.

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