CVE-2023-0041
IBM Guardium Appliance vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

IBM Security Guardium was affected by a vulnerability (CVE-2023-0041) that could allow a user to take over another user's session due to insufficient session expiration (IBM Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability has a CVSS Base score of 6.3 with a vector of CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating a medium severity issue. The vulnerability affects IBM Security Guardium versions 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 (IBM Security).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to take over another user's session, potentially leading to unauthorized access and compromised system security (IBM Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

IBM has released fixes for affected versions: For version 11.3, patch SqlGuard11.0p385BundleJun-05-2023; for version 11.4, patch SqlGuard11.0p475BundleJul-20-2023; and for version 11.5, patch SqlGuard11.0p525Bundle_May-18-2023. IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly (IBM Security).

Additional resources


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