CVE-2016-9729
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality...
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.
- Record
CVE-2016-9729- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.
- Record
CVE-2016-9729- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10530 No score
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10530- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjf4-cc29-rvfv
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality...
IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.
- Record
GHSA-fjf4-cc29-rvfv- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9729 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Qradar Siem, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.