Deserialization in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
CVE-2020-4280
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the Java deserialization function. By sending a malicious serialized Java object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 176140.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.685 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.735 · newest: 0.685 · change: -0.049
Affected products
- IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.3
- IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.3.Patch.4, 7.4.0
- Linux Kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6344079 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176140 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/18 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159589/QRadar-RemoteJavaScript-Deserialization.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4280?
- CVE-2020-4280 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4280?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-4280 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.