# CVE-2016-2878: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack user authentication to inject XSS sequences in IBM QRadar SIEM, potentially leading to account takeover or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3x5-v587-gpjw

## What is CVE-2016-2878?

CVE-2016-2878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 30 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 before MR2 Patch 13 and 7.2 before 7.2.7 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2878?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2878?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager

- [CVE-2019-4210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4210/): Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2014-3062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3062/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-33117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33117/): IBM QRadar SIEM command execution (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-4512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4512/): Command injection in QRadar SIEM (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-2011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2011/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2878 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 30 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2878/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2878/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2878
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2878
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2878

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