Security Bulletin
Summary
Spring Framework as used by IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to improper input validation
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-5421
DESCRIPTION: VMware Tanzu Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By using a specially-crafted jsessionid path parameter, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass RFD Protection.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188530 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)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.2 GA to 7.4.2 Patch 1
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.1 Patch 1
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 5
Remediation/Fixes
QRadar / QRM / QVM 7.4.2 Patch 2
QRadar / QRM / QVM 7.4.1 Patch 2
QRadar / QRM / QVM 7.3.3 Patch 7
QRadar incident forensics please use the SFS below
QRadar Incident Forensics / QNI 7.4.2 Patch 2
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
26 Jan 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:
26 January 2021
UID
ibm16408868