CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-39077

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Nov 03, 2022 | Modified: Jul 23, 2025
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Security Guardium 10.5, 10.6, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 215587.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Security_guardium Ibm 11.0 (including) 11.4 (including)
Security_guardium Ibm 10.5 (including) 10.5 (including)
Security_guardium Ibm 10.6 (including) 10.6 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References