CVE-2021-20416 Information disclosure in Guardium Data Encryption

Low 3.7 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from cookies due to missing HTTPOnly flags in IBM Guardium Data Encryption.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20416?

CVE-2021-20416 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Encryption, published on 7 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.3 and 4.0.0.4 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the HTTPOnly flag. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the cookie. IBM X-Force ID: 196218.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Encryption.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20416?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hj9m-crm5-8427.

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