What is CVE-2020-4193?

CVE-2020-4193 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-4193?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium

CVE-2020-4193

IBM Security Guardium 11.1 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 174857.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium — versions 11.1
Ibm Security_guardium — versions 11.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4193?: CVE-2020-4193 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-4193?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.