What is CVE-2017-1272?

CVE-2017-1272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-1272?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1272

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.5 stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history. IBM X-Force ID: 124747. IBM X-Force ID: 124747.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-12-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.5, 10
IBM Security Guardium

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124747 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106237 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1272?: CVE-2017-1272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1272?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.