Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 can put sensitive data into URLs. Those URLs may be saved in logs, browser history, or referrer data, so confidentiality risk depends on who can access those records.
Executive priority
Handle through normal vulnerability management unless sensitive URL records are broadly accessible. Prioritize faster if shared logs, support exports, or monitoring systems expose URLs to many users.
Technical view
CVE-2020-4172 is an information disclosure issue in IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1. The CVSS 3.0 score is 3.7, with low confidentiality impact and high attack complexity. The source bundle does not name a CWE.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 where URL records are accessible to unauthorized users through logs, referrer headers, or browser history.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. IBM X-Force metadata lists exploit maturity as unproven in the provided CVSS vector.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an information disclosure condition only for IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1. The bundle identifies disclosure paths but does not provide affected configurations, named sensitive fields, or a fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm whether IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 is deployed.
- Review IBM advisory guidance for the official fix or workaround.
- Restrict access to server, proxy, and application logs containing URLs.
- Reduce retention of sensitive URL logs where operationally acceptable.
- Treat exposed URL records as potentially sensitive data.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Guardium Insights instances and verify product version.
- Review access controls for logs that capture request URLs.
- Check whether browser history or referrer paths may expose sensitive values.
- Confirm remediation status against IBM's advisory.
- Document any exposed URL stores for incident review.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/S:U/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AC:H/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/S:U/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AC:H/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:N/S:U/I:N/PR:N/UI:N/AC:H/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6323297CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-guardium-cve20204172-info-disc (174408)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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