CVE-2017-1724

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 134814.

Affected products

IBM QRadar Incident Forensics: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; 7.2.8, 7.2.8-p1, 7.2.8-p10, 7.2.8-p11, 7.2.8-p2, 7.2.8-p3 (+10) — fixed in 7.2.8
IBM Qradar Network Insights: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; 7.2.8, 7.2.8-p1, 7.2.8-p10, 7.2.8-p11, 7.2.8-p2, 7.2.8-p3 (+10) — fixed in 7.2.8
IBM Qradar Risk Manager: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; 7.2.8, 7.2.8-p1, 7.2.8-p10, 7.2.8-p11, 7.2.8-p2, 7.2.8-p3 (+10) — fixed in 7.2.8
IBM QRadar SIEM: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; 7.2.8, 7.2.8-p1, 7.2.8-p10, 7.2.8-p11, 7.2.8-p2, 7.2.8-p3 (+10) — fixed in 7.2.8
IBM Qradar Vulnerability Manager: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.8; 7.2.8, 7.2.8-p1, 7.2.8-p10, 7.2.8-p11, 7.2.8-p2, 7.2.8-p3 (+10) — fixed in 7.2.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2.8; IBM Qradar Network Insights 7.2.8; IBM Qradar Risk Manager 7.2.8; IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2.8; IBM Qradar Vulnerability Manager 7.2.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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