CVE-2016-9738 describes a vulnerability in IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 where the default configuration does not enforce strong password policies, making user accounts susceptible to compromise. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.