Security Bulletin
Summary
The product processes file paths in a download or upload functionality unsafely. This allows access to arbitrary files on the system.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1649
Description: IBM QRadar Incident Forensics could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.70
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144655 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: *Undefined
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products and Versions
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.3.0 to 7.3.1 Patch 4
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2.0 to 7.2.8 Patch 13
Remediation/Fixes
QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.1 Patch 5
QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.2.8 Patch 13 Interim Fix 1
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza
*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 Information
Modified date:
03 October 2018
UID
ibm10729703