CVE-2021-20418

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-20418

Assigner
psirt@us.ibm.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-08-11T16:15:07

Last Modified Date
2021-08-19T15:24:27

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-521	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.2:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
9.8

Base Severity
CRITICAL

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20418
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-20418

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:56:39				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 07:55:33	2021-08-11T16:15Z	2021-08-11T16:15:07	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 07:55:33		2021-08-19T15:24:27	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 07:55:33		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated