CVE-2019-4210
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.2 could allow a user to bypass authentication exposing certain functionality which could lead to information disclosure or modification of application configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 158986.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.2 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows users to circumvent normal authentication mechanisms, potentially exposing sensitive functionality. This could enable an attacker to access restricted areas of the application without proper credentials, leading to unauthorized information disclosure or modification of application configuration settings.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify QRadar installation versionRun the command 'qversion' or check /opt/qradar/conf/qradar.version to obtain the installed QRadar SIEM versionAffected if Installed version is exactly 7.3.2
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Check authentication configuration filesInspect /opt/qradar/conf/qradar.properties or authentication configuration files in /opt/qradar/web_app for any non-standard authentication settingsAffected if Authentication bypass mechanisms or non-default auth paths are configured
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Review web server access logsExamine /var/log/httpd/access_log or /var/log/qradar.log for unusual authentication patterns, such as requests to restricted endpoints without proper credential validationAffected if Logs show successful access to sensitive endpoints without documented authentication tokens
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Audit sensitive configuration API endpointsCheck access to /console_config endpoint and other sensitive configuration APIs documented in QRadarAffected if Access to restricted configuration areas is possible without valid authentication credentials
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Verify authentication enforcementTest authentication paths to sensitive areas by attempting access without credentials using documented QRadar API endpointsAffected if Sensitive functionality is accessible without proper credential validation
Environment is affected if QRadar SIEM version is exactly 7.3.2 and unauthenticated or improperly authenticated access to restricted application areas is possible
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the IBM QRadar patch or upgrade to a patched version as specified in IBM's security bulletin. Verify all authentication paths enforce proper credential validation and review access controls for sensitive configuration functions.
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