Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. (CVE-2016-2869)

Summary

Cross-Site Scripting was found in various fields in the QRadar UI.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2869 **Description:**IBM QRadar is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials. **CVSS Base Score:**5.4 **CVSS Temporal Score:**See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112766 for the current score **CVSS Environmental Score:***Undefined CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products and Versions

· IBM QRadar 7.2.n

· IBM QRadar 7.1.n

Remediation/Fixes

· QRadar / QRM / QVM / QRIF 7.2.7

· IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR2 Patch 13

Workarounds and Mitigations

None