CVE-2017-1622 Security feature bypass in QRadar SIEM
Attackers can spoof trusted entities via man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper certificate validation in IBM QRadar SIEM.
- 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-2017-1622?
CVE-2017-1622 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM QRadar SIEM, published on 5 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.8 and 7.3 does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This weakness might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. IBM X-force ID: 133120.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1622?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Incident Forensics.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1622?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1622 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-1622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar SIEM
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h975-5qpw-9pwh.