Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Security Guardium 11.1 has a cross-site scripting flaw in its Web UI. An attacker could cause arbitrary JavaScript to run in a trusted user session, potentially changing UI behavior or exposing credentials. It is medium severity because user interaction is required, but the product often protects sensitive security data.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate priority. Remediate during the next planned security maintenance cycle, sooner for exposed or high-privilege Guardium consoles because credential disclosure could affect security monitoring operations.
Technical view
The CVSS 3.0 score is 6.1. The vector indicates network attack surface, low complexity, no privileges required, required user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact. IBM X-Force tracks it as ID 174738.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running IBM Security Guardium 11.1 with users accessing the Web UI. Risk increases if the Guardium interface is broadly reachable, externally exposed, or used by privileged administrators.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS temporal vector includes high exploit-code maturity, but that is not evidence of real-world exploitation by itself.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse in the provided bundle. The issue is described as Web UI XSS with possible credential disclosure in trusted sessions. No CWE, exploit details, affected subcomponent, or specific fixed version is included here.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory node 6218964 for official fixes or workarounds.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-reachable or administrator-used Guardium Web UIs.
- Restrict Web UI access to trusted networks and users where possible.
- Monitor vendor guidance for fixed versions and deployment notes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM Security Guardium deployments and confirm whether version 11.1 is present.
- Identify who can access the Guardium Web UI and from where.
- Confirm whether IBM-recommended fixes or workarounds have been applied.
- Review logs for suspicious Web UI activity around privileged sessions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AV:N/A:N/S:C/AC:L/C:L/PR:N/UI:R/RC:C/RL:O/E:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/I:L/AV:N/A:N/S:C/AC:L/C:L/PR:N/UI:R/RC:C/RL:O/E:H2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AV:N/A:N/S:C/AC:L/C:L/PR:N/UI:R/RC:C/RL:O/E:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6218964CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-guardium-cve20204182-xss (174738)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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