Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium - CVE-2017-1597

 

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium - CVE-2017-1597

Published: December 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16599
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1597
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not require that users should have strong passwords by default. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information and compromise user accounts.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-1597

Install update from vendor's website.

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