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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Advisor With Watson is vulnerable to cross site scripting

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Summary

IBM QRadar Advisor is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-38896
DESCRIPTION:   IBM QRadar Advisor is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209566 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Qradar AdvisorQRadar Advisor 2.5 - QRadar Advisor 2.6.1



Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vincent Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Nathan Roane, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden and Ben Goodspeed from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team

Change History

18 Oct 2021: Initial Publication

*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:
19 October 2021

UID

ibm16506461