Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM QRadar Wincollect agents could allow authenticated users to bypass restrictions to delete arbitrary files or disable the Wincollect service.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4485
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar could allow an authenticated user to disable the Wincollect service which could aid an attacker in bypassing security mechanisms in future attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181860 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-4486
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar could allow an authenticated user to overwrite or delete arbitrary files due to a flaw after WinCollect installation.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181861 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM QRadar Wincollect | 7.2.0 - 7.2.9 |
Remediation/Fixes
Update:
There is a new update for the Wincollect agent that does not require uninstalling and reinstalling. The following Wincollect agent versions can be used to upgrade the affected versions to resolve the vulnerability. For information on how to update your WinCollect version, see the WinCollect 7.3.0 Patch 1 release notes: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6347638.
- For QRadar 7.4.x: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&produc[…]AGENT-wincollect-7.3.0-41.x64.exe&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
- For QRadar 7.3.x: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&produc[…]AGENT-wincollect-7.3.0-41.x64.exe&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Ilias Dimopoulos of RedyOps Research Labs.
Change History
10 Aug 2020: Initial Publication
15 Feb 2021: Update links to fix
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 February 2021
UID
ibm16257885