Medium severity · published Apr 15, 2020
CVE-2020-4271
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow an authenticated user to send a specially crafted command which would be executed as a lower privileged user
6.3
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow an authenticated user to send a specially crafted command which would be executed as a lower privileged user. IBM X-ForceID: 175897.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager · Ibm
7.3.0 before 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
Ibm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4271
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157336/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-PHP-Object-Injection.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/39
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175897
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189651
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