CVE-2021-39026 Information disclosure in Security Guardium Data Encryption

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can intercept sensitive data via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security headers 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-2021-39026?

CVE-2021-39026 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 5.0.0.2 and 5.0.0.3 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 213964.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39026?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Encryption.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39026?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-39026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gx45-r25w-xg43.

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