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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2017-1723 json

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.

published 2018-04-26 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-10739

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • ibm qradar_security_information_and_event_manager 7.2.8
  • ibm qradar_incident_forensics 7.2.8
  • ibm qradar_network_insights 7.2.8

Exploit prediction

2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • IBM Security QRadar SIEM

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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