What is CVE-2021-20474?

CVE-2021-20474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Encryption, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-20474?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Guardium Data Encryption

CVE-2021-20474

IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium Data Encryption — versions 3.0.0.2, 4.0.0.4
Ibm Guardium_data_encryption — versions 3.0.0.2, 4.0.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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-2021-20474?: CVE-2021-20474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Encryption, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-20474?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.