Deserialization in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
CVE-2020-4888
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 to 7.4.2 Patch 1 and 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 7 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: 190912.
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: 0.623 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.620 · newest: 0.623 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2
- IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.3.3.Patch.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6409306 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190912 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4888?
- CVE-2020-4888 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 2021-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4888?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-4888 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.