CVE-2020-4272
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. IBM X-ForceID: 175898.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.8
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affected products (4)
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- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.3.0 → 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/40cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175898cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4272cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157337/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Arbitrary-Object-Instantiation.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-multiple-vulnerabilities-32014cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1299/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4251/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-siem-is-vulnerable-to-instantiation-of-arbitrary-objects-cve-2020-4272/cnnvd
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