Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent - CVE-2022-43879

 

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent - CVE-2022-43879

Published: March 10, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73245
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43879
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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