CVE-2020-4272

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

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/157337/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Arbitrary-Object-Instantiation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/40
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175898
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189645
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157337/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Arbitrary-Object-Instantiation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/40
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175898
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189645

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