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Security Guardium Key Lifecycle ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2023-47704

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-12-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.2.0.2 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 contains plain text hard-coded credentials or other secrets in source code repository. IBM X-Force ID: 271220.

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.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 contains hard-coded credentials stored in plain text within its source code repository. An attacker who obtains access to the source code can retrieve these credentials and potentially authenticate to the system or move laterally within the environment.

MitigationRemove all hard-coded credentials from source code, rotate any exposed credentials immediately, implement a secrets management solution (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), and conduct a comprehensive code review to identify and eliminate all instances of embedded secrets.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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:>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.0.2

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed version of Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
    Use the product's version display command or check the installed packages to determine the exact version number
    Affected if The installed version is 4.2.0, 4.2.0.1, or any version >= 4.2.0 but < 4.2.0.2
  2. Locate and examine source code repositories
    Search for any source code repositories (such as Git, SVN, or other version control directories) that contain Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager code
    Affected if Source code repositories exist and are accessible to unauthorized users or stored in insecure locations
  3. Search source code for hard-coded credentials
    Inspect source code files for patterns resembling credentials such as hard-coded passwords, API keys, tokens, or secret keys in plain text
    Affected if Hard-coded credentials in plain text are found within the source code repository
  4. Review configuration and property files
    Examine configuration files, properties files, or any files that may contain embedded secrets used for authentication or system access
    Affected if Credentials are found stored in plain text within configuration files in the source repository

A user is affected if their installed version is 4.2.0, 4.2.0.1, or any version from 4.2.0 up to but not including 4.2.0.2, AND the source code repository containing hard-coded credentials is accessible to them or others.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 4.2.0.2 or later
Fixed in 4.2.0.2
Interim mitigation

Remove all hard-coded credentials from source code, rotate any exposed credentials immediately, implement a secrets management solution (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager), and conduct a comprehensive code review to identify and eliminate all instances of embedded secrets.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.0.2 or later (or latest secure release)

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager by checking the application version or release notes
  2. 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
  3. 3. Back up all existing configuration data, keystores, and critical data according to IBM backup procedures
  4. 4. Download the fixed version (4.2.0.2 or later, or the latest available secure release) from IBM Fix Central or authorized IBM distribution channels
  5. 5. Follow the IBM official upgrade instructions specific to Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager for your deployment mode (standalone or clustered)
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify that the hard-coded credentials have been removed or changed from the source code/repository
  7. 7. Change any default or hard-coded credentials that may have existed as part of the remediation
  8. 8. Test that all critical functions (key generation, key retrieval, encryption/decryption operations) work correctly after the upgrade
Caveat Review IBM release notes for version 4.2.0.2 for any compatibility changes or required migration steps before upgrading

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

Fix this in Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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