CVE-2020-4787 Server-side request forgery in QRadar SIEM
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in IBM QRadar SIEM to send unauthorized requests, enabling network enumeration and facilitating further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-4787?
CVE-2020-4787 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 27 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.2 GA to 7.4.2 Patch 1, 7.4.0 to 7.4.1 Patch 1, and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 5 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-Force ID: 189224.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4787?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4787?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4787 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-2020-4787 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4787 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-8q87-6j7g-5qcf.