What is CVE-2021-39078?

CVE-2021-39078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-39078?

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

Is CVE-2021-39078 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2021-39078

IBM Security Guardium 10.5 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 215589.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

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-2021-39078?: CVE-2021-39078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-39078?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-39078 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.