CVE-2016-9720 Information disclosure in QRadar SIEM
IBM QRadar SIEM discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users, potentially aiding further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9720?
CVE-2016-9720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 7 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar 7.2 discloses sensitive information to unauthorized users. The information can be used to mount further attacks on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999533.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9720?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Qradar Incident Forensics, Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2016-9726 Command injection in IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR1, 7.1, 7.0, 7.2, 7.1 MR2, 7, 7.1 MR2, 7.2.3
- CVE-2016-9727 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2025-33120 IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
- CVE-2018-1649 Path traversal in QRadar Incident Forensics
- CVE-2018-1648 Weak cryptography in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf95-vfg8-45v4.