CVE-2020-4271

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow an authenticated user to send a specially crafted command which would be executed as a lower privileged user. IBM X-ForceID: 175897.

Affected products

IBM QRadar SIEM: from 7.3.0 before 7.3.3; 7.3.3, 7.3.3-p1, 7.3.3-p2 — fixed in 7.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157336/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-PHP-Object-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/39
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175897
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189651
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157336/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-PHP-Object-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/39
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175897
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189651

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