# CVE-2021-20433: Information disclosure in Security Guardium

> An authenticated user can obtain sensitive information from IBM Security Guardium, potentially aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/A:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rgj6-8mcc-fqgj

## What is CVE-2021-20433?

CVE-2021-20433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 15 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Guardium 11.3 could allow a an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 196345.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Guardium.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-20433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-20433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium

- [CVE-2023-35893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35893/): IBM Security Guardium command execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1253/): Command injection in Security Guardium (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-1269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1269/): SQL injection in Security Guardium (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47709/): IBM Security Guardium command injection (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-30435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30435/): IBM Security Guardium cross-site scripting (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-20433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-20433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 15 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Security Guardium. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20433/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.