CVE-2016-9722 Missing authorization in Security QRadar SIEM
Attackers can read or modify security-critical resources in IBM QRadar due to improper permission settings, potentially compromising data integrity and confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9722?
CVE-2016-9722 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 10 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2016-9722 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-9722 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7h8-p48v-gf6r.