VDB-78217 · CVE-2015-2016 · GCVE-0-2015-2016

IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.1 MR2 Patch 10/7.2.5 Patch 3 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.1 MR2 Patch 10/7.2.5 Patch 3. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2016. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.1 MR2 Patch 10/7.2.5 Patch 3 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 before Patch 11 IF02 and 7.2.x before 7.2.5 Patch 4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2016 since 02/19/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.1 MR2 Patch 11 or 7.2.5 Patch 4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Log Management Software

Vendor

Name

QRadar SIEM

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Upgrade: QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 11/7.2.5 Patch 4

Timelineinfo

02/19/2015 🔍
10/03/2015 +226 days 🔍
10/04/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/06/2015 +2 days 🔍
01/18/2018 +835 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-2016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78217
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2015 11:31
Updated: 01/18/2018 07:50
Changes: 10/06/2015 11:31 (43), 01/18/2018 07:50 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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