IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web UI. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-4691. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption 3.0.0.2 (Policy Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 08/26/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4691 since 01/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Policy Management Software

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• IBM

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• Security Guardium Data Encryption

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• 3.0.0.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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