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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM QRadar 7.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-9727. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM QRadar 7.2 (Log Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM QRadar 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999542.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was published 03/07/2017 as 1999542 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9727 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k 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.

Similar entry is available at VDB-97609. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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