Security Bulletin
Summary
The product passes unsafe user supplied data (forms, cookies, HTTP headers etc.) to a system shell. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1696
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134178 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
· IBM QRadar 7.3 - 7.3.0 Patch 5
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza
Change History
02 January 2018: Change Affected Releases
*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
swg22011730