Medium severity · published Jul 16, 2021
CVE-2020-4980
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 uses less secure methods for protecting data in transit between hosts when encrypt host connections is not enabled as well as data at rest
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 uses less secure methods for protecting data in transit between hosts when encrypt host connections is not enabled as well as data at rest. IBM X-Force ID: 192539.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% 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; 7.4.0 before 7.4.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; 7.3.3; +5 more · source: NVD
Affected product
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
Ibm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4980
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192539
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6472891
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