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CVE-2020-4272
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a…
Medium5.5EPSS 3.0%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. IBM X-ForceID: 175898.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/C:L/UI:R/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/I:L/A:L/S:U/RC:C/E:U/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
References (4)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189645 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-qradar-cve20204272-file-upload (175898) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20200421 Arbitrary class instantiation & local file inclusion vulnerability in QRadar Forensics web application (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157337/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Arbitrary-Object-Instantiation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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