IBM Security Guardium 11.4/12.1 privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Security Guardium 11.4/12.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes privileges assignment. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-25023. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Guardium 11.4/12.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Guardium 11.4 and 12.1 could allow a privileged user to read any file on the system due to incorrect privilege assignment.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-25023 since 01/31/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304117

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2025 16:33
Changes: 04/09/2025 16:33 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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