VDB-93907 · CVE-2016-2874 · BID 95003

IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.2.6 Authorization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.2.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Authorization. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2874. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM QRadar SIEM up to 7.2.6 (Log Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 before MR2 Patch 13 and 7.2 before 7.2.7 mishandles authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2016. The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2016 by ryan with IBM X-Force (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2874 since 03/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 127 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 7.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95003†). The entries VDB-93911, VDB-93910, VDB-93909 and VDB-93908 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QRadar SIEM 7.2.7

Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
07/26/2016 +139 days 🔍
07/26/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2016 +127 days 🔍
11/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/01/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2019 +924 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: ryan
Organization: IBM X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93907
SecurityFocus: 95003 - IBM QRadar SIEM CVE-2016-2874 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2016 11:47
Updated: 06/13/2019 12:49
Changes: 12/01/2016 11:47 (54), 06/13/2019 12:49 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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