PT-2018-13602 · Ibm · Ibm Qradar Incident Forensics

Chris Shepherd + 6 · Published 2018-10-05 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1649

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM QRadar Incident Forensics versions 7.2 through 7.3

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system by sending a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Recommendations For IBM QRadar Incident Forensics versions 7.2 through 7.3, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using URL requests that contain dot dot sequences (../) in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1649

Affected Products

Ibm Qradar Incident Forensics

References · 4

• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729703 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1649 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1649 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144655 · Vendor Advisory