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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by Information Exposure PenTest vulnerabilities.(ase id:462657, ase id:462667)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the following PenTest vulnerabilities. 1. X-Powered-By header reveals Servlet/3.0 is in use. 2. Stack trace visible through help docs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4159
DESCRIPTION:   IBM QRadar Network Security discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users which could be used to mount further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174339 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0

IBM QRadar Network Security 5.5.0


Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF

Remediation/First Fix

IBM QRadar Network Security

5.4.0

Install Firmware 5.4.0.16 from the Available Updates page of the

Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled

Installation from SiteProtector.

 

Or
Download Firmware 5.4.0.16 from

 IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and

install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

IBM QRadar Network Security

5.5.0

Install Firmware 5.5.0.11 from the Available Updates page of the

Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled

Installation from SiteProtector.


Or
Download Firmware 5.5.0.11 from 

IBM Security License Key and Download Center and upload and

install via the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Kamil Sarbinowski, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher and Elaheh Samani from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

14 Jul 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 July 2022

UID

ibm16602933

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