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Security Guardium Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2021-38980

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-11-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 4.1.0.1 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager) 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 212786.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Security Guardium Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:>= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.0.1= 4.1.1
Security Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication
Affected:>= 3.0, <= 3.0.0.4>= 3.0.1, <= 3.0.1.5>= 4.0, <= 4.0.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 4.1.0.1
Vendor patch www.ibm.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager: 4.1.2 or later; Security Key Lifecycle Manager: 3.0.0.5 or later, 3.0.1.6 or later, 4.0.0.4 or later

  1. Review the IBM Security Bulletin for this vulnerability at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6518326 to obtain the specific patch or fix for your version
  2. Identify your current IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager or Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager version
  3. Apply the vendor-provided patch or upgrade to a fixed version as specified in the IBM security bulletin
  4. After applying the patch, verify that detailed technical error messages are no longer exposed in the browser
  5. Test the application to ensure the fix does not break legitimate functionality
  6. Consider configuring custom error pages to return generic error messages instead of detailed stack traces as an additional hardening measure
Caveat Review IBM release notes for the target version to check for any compatibility or configuration changes that may affect your environment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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