What is CVE-2020-4604?

CVE-2020-4604 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-4604?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights

CVE-2020-4604

IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 184861.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium Insights — versions 2.0.2
Ibm Security_guardium_insights — versions 2.0.2
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4604?: CVE-2020-4604 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-4604?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.