# CVE-2019-4672: Information disclosure in Qradar Advisor

> An unauthorized attacker can obtain sensitive information via crafted HTTP requests, aiding further attacks against IBM QRadar Advisor.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:N/C:L/PR:N/UI:N/AV:N/I:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vj2-ch3r-gcc3

## What is CVE-2019-4672?

CVE-2019-4672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, published on 25 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM QRadar Advisor 1.1 through 2.5 could allow an unauthorized attacker to obtain sensitive information from specially crafted HTTP requests that could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 171438.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4672?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Qradar Advisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Qradar Advisor

- [CVE-2021-38896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38896/): Cross-site scripting in Qradar Advisor (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4557/): Weak cryptography in Qradar Advisor (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-49822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49822/): IBM QRadar Advisor server-side request forgery (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4672 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Advisor, published on 25 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Qradar Advisor. 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-2019-4672/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4672/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4672
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4672
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4672

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4672/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.