CVE-2021-20557 Command injection in Security Guardium
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Security Guardium systems via crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20557?
CVE-2021-20557 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 24 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 199184.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20557?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-20557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvp4-g6f7-f92f.