CVE-2021-39078 Information disclosure in Security Guardium
Local privileged users can read plaintext user credentials stored by IBM Security Guardium, leading to sensitive information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39078?
CVE-2021-39078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 19 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Guardium 10.5 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 215589.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-39078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4685-5233-g3fq.