CVE-2016-9724 : IBM QRadar 7.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External E

IBM QRadar 7.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources. IBM Reference #: 1999537.

Published 2017-03-07 17:59:00

Updated 2017-03-08 18:44:45

Source IBM Corporation

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Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injectionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2016-9724

IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.2
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.5
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.6
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.7
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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IBM » Qradar Security Information And Event Manager » Version: 7.2.8
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9724

EPSS FAQ

0.14%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 49 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9724

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C	8.0	7.8	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete
8.1	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H	2.8	5.2	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2016-9724

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-9724

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999537

IBM Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to XML Entity Injection (CVE-2016-9724)
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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Products affected by CVE-2016-9724

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9724

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9724

CWE ids for CVE-2016-9724

References for CVE-2016-9724