Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Security Guardium 11.1 may reveal sensitive information on its login page. That information alone is rated medium severity, but it could help an attacker plan follow-on activity against a Guardium deployment.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority exposure issue. It should not displace critical patching, but internet-reachable Guardium 11.1 login pages deserve timely review.
Technical view
The issue is an unauthenticated, network-reachable information disclosure on the Guardium 11.1 login page. CVSS 3.0 is 5.3 with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to IBM Security Guardium 11.1 systems where the login page is reachable by untrusted users or networks.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not state active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The risk is reconnaissance value for later attacks, not direct system compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise: IBM identifies Guardium 11.1 information disclosure on the login page, with X-Force ID 174805. No CWE, exploit detail, or specific fixed version is present in the provided bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check IBM’s advisory for supported remediation or workaround guidance.
- Apply IBM-supported fixes after validating impact in a maintenance window.
- Reduce untrusted access to the Guardium login page where operationally feasible.
- Monitor IBM X-Force and vendor support pages for updated guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM Security Guardium deployments and identify version 11.1 systems.
- Confirm whether the Guardium login page is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review vendor advisory status against each affected appliance.
- Document compensating controls for any system awaiting vendor remediation.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:N/C:L/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:N/I:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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CVSS:3.0/PR:N/C:L/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:N/I:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/PR:N/C:L/UI:N/A:N/S:U/AV:N/I:N/AC:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6218972CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-guardium-cve20204187-info-disc (174805)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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