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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to incorrect authorization. (CVE-2016-2874)

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Summary

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2874

Description:
 IBM QRadar under some configurations allow product authorization rules to be bypassed allowing product users access to information that was not intended for them. 

CVSS Base Score:
 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score:
 See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112836 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score:
 *Undefined
CVSS Vector:
 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products and Versions

· IBM QRadar 7.2.n

· IBM QRadar 7.1.n

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitryi Beryoza

Change History

26 July 2016

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21987771