CVE-2019-4686

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 171822.

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption: before 4.0.0.3 — fixed in 4.0.0.3
IBM Guardium For Cloud Key Management: before 1.7.0 — fixed in 1.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 4.0.0.3; IBM Guardium For Cloud Key Management 1.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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