Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Security Guardium
Priority LOW 21CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 discloses sensitive information in the response headers that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174850.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00653 51st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Guardium | 11.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Guardium VendorIBM Affected 11.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwrc-c7f6-cf92
- 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More IBM Security Guardium vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01023 OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-17961 IBM Security Guardium command execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-01036 SQL injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03617 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03697 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03690 IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-4189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwrc-c7f6-cf92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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