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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM QRadar 7.2 (Log Management Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM QRadar 7.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM Reference #: 1999537.
The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/07/2017 as 1999537 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9724 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 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 entries 97611, 97610, 97606 and 97605 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍03/01/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: 1999537
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9724 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9724 - IBM - QRadar - XML External Entity Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/07/2017 21:58Updated: 09/04/2020 15:17
Changes: 03/07/2017 21:58 (61), 09/04/2020 15:17 (3)
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