Authentication Bypass in IBM Security Guardium (CVE-2017-1258)
Summary
Authentication bypass in IBM Security Guardium (CVE-2017-1258). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.1 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM X-Force ID: 124685
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-1258 has been found in IBM Security Guardium.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Security Guardium CVE-2017-1258" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-1258 (IBM Security Guardium) — CWE-287 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in IBM Security Guardium.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Security Guardium.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで IBM Security Guardium を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch ibm.com
- patch exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com