CVE-2019-4212
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 7.2 and 7.3 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 159132.
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 · high confidenceIBM QRadar SIEM versions 7.2 and 7.3 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). The application lacks proper anti-CSRF mechanisms (such as token validation or Origin/Referer header checks), allowing authenticated users to be tricked into unknowingly submitting malicious requests to the application.
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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>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.8>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.2= 7.2.8= 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify installed QRadar versionLog into the QRadar console and navigate to the 'About' page (Help > About) or run 'rpm -qq' command on the console host to retrieve the exact version number installed in your environmentAffected if The version matches 7.2.0 through 7.2.8 (inclusive) or 7.3.0 through 7.3.2 (inclusive)
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Confirm QRadar web interface is accessibleVerify that the QRadar web console (https://<console_host>) is reachable and user authentication is enabledAffected if The web interface is exposed and users can authenticate, as CSRF attacks target authenticated sessions
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Verify no custom CSRF protections are in placeInspect HTTP responses from QRadar for the presence of anti-CSRF tokens in forms (look for hidden token fields) and check response headers for SameSite cookie attributes. Also examine the server configuration for Origin/Referer header validation on state-changing requestsAffected if Forms lack anti-CSRF tokens, cookies lack SameSite attributes, and server does not validate Origin/Referer headers on incoming requests
Your environment is affected if the installed QRadar version falls within 7.2.0-7.2.8 or 7.3.0-7.3.2 and the web console is accessible to authenticated users without additional CSRF mitigations in place
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 data7.2.87.3.2
Implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations and validate Origin/Referer headers on server-side requests. Additionally, configure cookies with the SameSite attribute to further mitigate CSRF vectors.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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