MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2016-9722

Qradar Security Information And Event Manager vulnerability

CVSS
4.2
EPSS
12.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2018-01-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9722

  • Confirm whether Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9722.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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