medium
6.5
CWE
22
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-1723: Path Traversal

First published: Thu Apr 26 2018(Updated: )

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 134812.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager>=7.2.0<7.2.8
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p1
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p10
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p11
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p2
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p3
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p4
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p5
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p6
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p7
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p8
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.2.8-p9
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.3.0
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.3.1
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.3.1-p1
IBM QRadar Security Information and Event Manager=7.3.1-p2
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics>=7.2.0<7.2.8
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p1
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p10
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p11
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p2
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p3
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p4
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p5
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p6
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p7
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p8
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.2.8-p9
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.3.0
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.3.1
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.3.1-p1
IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics=7.3.1-p2
IBM QRadar Network Insights>=7.2.0<7.2.8
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p1
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p10
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p11
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p2
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p3
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p4
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p5
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p6
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p7
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p8
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.2.8-p9
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.3.0
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.3.1
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.3.1-p1
IBM QRadar Network Insights=7.3.1-p2

Remedy

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015804

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-1723?

    CVE-2017-1723 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for directory traversal attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-1723?

    To fix CVE-2017-1723, apply the appropriate security patches provided by IBM for affected versions of QRadar SIEM.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1723?

    CVE-2017-1723 affects IBM QRadar SIEM versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.8 and 7.3.0 through 7.3.1, along with their respective fix packs.

  • What could an attacker do by exploiting CVE-2017-1723?

    An attacker could exploit CVE-2017-1723 to traverse directories and potentially access sensitive files on the system.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-1723?

    Currently, there is no documented workaround for CVE-2017-1723, so applying the security updates is essential.

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