Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22345, CVE-2020-8022, CVE-2021-33813, CVE-2020-9488)

Security Bulletin

Summary

The product includes vulnerable components (e.g., framework libraries) that may be identified and exploited with automated tools. IBM QRadar SIEM has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-22345
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar 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: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220041 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2020-8022
DESCRIPTION: tomcat package for openSUSE could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an incorrect default permission flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges as root.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184110 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2021-33813
DESCRIPTION: JDOM is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XXE issue in SAXBuilder. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203804 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2020-9488
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper certificate validation with host mismatch in the SMTP appender. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180824 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.5.0 GA
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.4.3 GA - 7.4.3 FP4
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.3.3 GA - 7.3.3 FP10

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends customers update their systems promptly.

Product	VRMF	Remediation/First Fix
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.5.0 GA	QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.5.0 UP1
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.4.3 GA - 7.4.3 FP4	QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.4.3 FP5
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.3.3 GA - 7.3.3 FP10	QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.3 FP11

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

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

Change History

11 Apr 2022: 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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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22345, CVE-2020-8022, CVE-2021-33813, CVE-2020-9488)