Path traversal in IBM Qradar SIEM - CVE-2017-1723
Published: May 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13058
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1723
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Qradar SIEM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied inout. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../), conduct directory traversal attack and view arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1723
Install update from vendor's website.