Information Disclosure in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager (CVE-2016-9725)
Summary
Vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager (CVE-2016-9725). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 allows for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), which is a mechanism that allows web sites to request resources from external sites, avoiding the need to duplicate them. IBM Reference #: 1999539.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-9725 has been found in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager CVE-2016-9725" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-9725 (Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch ibm.com
- web securityfocus.com