Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Email as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to information disclosure (CVE-2017-9801, CVE-2018-1294)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Apache Commons Email as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to information disclosure. IBM QRadar SIEM has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-9801
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Email could allow a remote attacker to inject header data, caused by an error in the setSubject() method. By sending a specially crafted value, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject SMTP headers and modify user information.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129659 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1294
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Email could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper validation of inputs. By using specially crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138362 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.3.0 - 7.3.3 Fix Pack 11
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.4.0 - 7.4.3 Fix Pack 5
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.5.0 - 7.5.0 Update Pack 1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Affected Product(s)	Versions	Fix
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.3	7.3.3 Fix Pack 12
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.4	7.4.3 Fix Pack 6
IBM QRadar SIEM	7.5	7.5.0 Update Pack 2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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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

18 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Email as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to information disclosure (CVE-2017-9801, CVE-2018-1294)