What is CVE-2017-1733?

CVE-2017-1733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-1733?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2017-1733

IBM QRadar 7.3 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 134914.

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1
IBM Security Qradar Siem — versions 7.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103736 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134914 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1733?: CVE-2017-1733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-1733?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.