CVE-2021-20474

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Published Jul 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Guardium Data Encryption

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.0.2`	affected	—
`4.0.0.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:3.0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_encryption:4.0.0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7892	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.479% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196945
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6469407

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Guardium Data Encryption

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jul 7, 2021, 4:30 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:28 AM
Reserved: Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 7, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM

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