CVE-2021-20378 (GCVE-0-2021-20378)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-07 16:30 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:06
VLAI
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 and 4.0.0.4 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 195709.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/I:L/UI:N/C:L/AC:L/S:U/AV:N/PR:L/A:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Guardium Data Encryption Affected: 3.0.0.2
Affected: 4.0.0.4
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Date Public
2021-07-06 00:00
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