CVE-2019-4691

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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-79

Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 171828.

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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