CVE-2021-20474 Missing authorization in Guardium Data Encryption
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive functionality and consume resources in IBM Guardium Data Encryption due to missing authentication checks.
- 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-2021-20474?
CVE-2021-20474 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-20474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20474 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-2021-20378 Auth bypass in Guardium Data Encryption
- CVE-2021-39022 Other in Security Guardium Data Encryption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr6g-mp22-2pf7.