CVE-2021-20418
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-11 15:55
Modified
2024-09-16 17:27
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Summary
IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196279.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196279VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6479899Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
IBMSecurity Guardium
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