Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Incident Forensics, as found in IBM QRadar SIEM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass leading to remote command injection. (CVE-2018-1418)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An authentication bypass leading to remote command injection has been found in IBM QRadar Incident Forensics.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1418
DESCRIPTION: IBM QRadar Incident Forensics could allow a user to bypass authentication which could lead to code execution.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138824 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 to 7.3.1 Patch 2

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.0 to 7.2.8 Patch 11

Remediation/Fixes

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.3.1 Patch 3

QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF / QNI 7.2.8 Patch 12

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Acknowledgement

An independent security researcher, Pedro Ribeiro (pedrib_at_gmail.com), has reported this vulnerability to Beyond Security SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program.

Change History

06 June, 2018: Scoring update and Related information update

*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.

Disclaimer

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg22015797

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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Incident Forensics, as found in IBM QRadar SIEM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass leading to remote command injection. (CVE-2018-1418)