A vulnerability was found in IBM QRadar 7.2/7.3 (Log Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2018. The weakness was shared 01/10/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9722 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45005). The entries VDB-117156 and VDB-121564 are related to this item.

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• Log Management Software

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• IBM

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• QRadar

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• 7.2
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• commercial

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