Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM can be affected by a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2013-2970)

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:


DESCRIPTION:

CVE-2013-2970
A command injection vulnerability has been discovered within the IBM QRadar SIEM software that allows an authenticated user to execute operating system commands as a limited access user on the QRadar device. This access could be used to gain remote shell access as that webservices user. Even though authenticated users of the QRadar SIEM do not necessarily have shell access, action should be taken to ensure this issue is patched as soon as possible.

The attack can be conducted over the internet. Some degree of specialized knowledge and techniques are required to conduct this attack. Multiple authentication attempts are required for this attack. An exploit may have a limited impact on the confidentiality of information and the integrity of data and could reduce performance / cause interruptions to availability.


CVEID:
CVE-2013-2970

CVSS Base Score: 6.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83872
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM) 7.0
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM) 7.1

REMEDIATION:

The vulnerability is fixed in the following version of QRadar SIEM:

*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 Flash.