CVE-2016-2872

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2872
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-02 14:59:14 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2.x before 7.2.7 and QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.1 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.2 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.3 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.4 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.5 All All All
Application Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.6 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.1 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.2 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.3 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.4 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.5 All All All
Application Ibm Security Qradar Incident Forensics 7.2.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM and Incident Forensics are vulnerable to a path traversal attack. (CVE-2016-2872) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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