Security Bulletin: Vulnerability CVE-2021-39024 in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Vulnerability identified in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE). Please apply the latest version for the fixes.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-39024
DESCRIPTION: IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213862 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Product Name	Component Name	Affected Version
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE)	Guardium Data Encryption Server (CipherTrust Manager )	CM 2.6

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
Guardium Data Encryption Server (CipherTrust Manager )	GDE 5.0.0.5 (CM 2.8)	https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=256ec2b987d389547b0664e80cbb3572&sysparm_article=KB0025847

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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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

09 May 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability CVE-2021-39024 in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE)