IBM Security Guardium 11.3-11.4 Auth Attempt Bypass Causing Info Disclosure
CVE-2022-43904 Published on August 28, 2023

IBM Security Guardium information disclosure
IBM Security Guardium 11.3 and 11.4 could disclose sensitive information to an attacker due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. IBM X-Force ID: 240895.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-43904 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-43904

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Affected Versions

IBM Security Guardium: ibm security_guardium:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
23.85%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.