CVE-2020-4294 Server-side request forgery in QRadar
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in IBM QRadar to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and facilitating further attacks.
- 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-2020-4294?
CVE-2020-4294 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 15 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-ForceID: 176404.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4294?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2020-4294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2019-4210 Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2014-3062 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-33117 IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
- CVE-2020-4512 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf5v-3hc7-w3wj.