Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM contains hard-coded credentials (CVE-2021-20401, CVE-2020-4932)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM QRadar SIEM contains hard-coded credentials

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4932
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191748 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2021-20401
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196075 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7

IBM QRadar 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 2

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.3 Patch 8
QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.4.2 Patch 3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Elaheh Samani, and Gabor Minyo from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

04 May 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM contains hard-coded credentials (CVE-2021-20401, CVE-2020-4932)