CVE-2021-20418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.

Published: 2021-08-11

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Security Guardium

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7836	IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00143.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Guardium

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2021-08-11T15:55:16.020Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:27:50.538Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-20418

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-11T16:15:07.077

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:33.650

Link: CVE-2021-20418

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-521

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