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TI-2019-03423 Aliases CVE-2019-4689GHSA-v98q-qcwf-wwvr

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption

Priority LOW 34CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 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: 171826.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00557 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSecurity Guardium Data Encryption3.0.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Guardium Data Encryption VendorIBM Affected 3.0.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_for_cloud_key_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.7.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_for_cloud_key_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v98q-qcwf-wwvr

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2019-03427 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03439 IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 could allow a remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16446 CSV injection in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-03660 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Guardium Data Encryption CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-03687 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Guardium Data Encryption CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-16447 Information disclosure through error messages in IBM Guardium Data Encryption CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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