CVE-2021-20418 Weak cryptography in Security Guardium

What is CVE-2021-20418?

CVE-2021-20418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 11 Aug 2021. 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 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.

Weakness: CWE-521

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20418?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20418?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20418 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20418 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium

• CVE-2023-35893 IBM Security Guardium command execution Critical 9.9
• CVE-2017-1253 Command injection in Security Guardium Critical 9.9
• CVE-2017-1269 SQL injection in Security Guardium Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-47709 IBM Security Guardium command injection Critical 9.1
• CVE-2023-30435 IBM Security Guardium cross-site scripting High 8.9

All Ibm Security Guardium vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hh9h-r5x4-fmj2.