Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) stores sensitive information in URL parameters. Please apply the latest version for the fixes.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-39020
DESCRIPTION: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history.
CVSS Base score: 2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213855 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Product Name | Component Name | Affected Version |
| IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) | Vormetric Data Security Manager (DSM) | GDE Server 4.0.0.7 and lower |
Remediation/Fixes
Please apply the fix from below links, to obtain the fixes.
Note: In order to get the fix, customer needs to login to Thales portal.
| Component Name | Fixed in version | Patch/Upgrade link |
| Vormetric Data Security Manager | GDE Server 4.0.0.7 ( DSM 6.4.7) | https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=4f1986971b0e4510b840c84b1d4bcbc4&sysparm_article=KB0025645 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.
Change History
28 Apr 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
04 May 2022
UID
ibm16579773