CVE-2020-4272
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-4272- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25519
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25519- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69rm-q725-53hr
IBM QRadar 7.3.0 to 7.3.3 Patch 2 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A...
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.
- Record
GHSA-69rm-q725-53hr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-4272- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4272 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ibm Qradar, published April 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ibm.com/support/pages/node/6189645
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175898
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/40
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157337/QRadar-Community-Edition-7.3.1.6-Arbitrary-Object-Instantiation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4272
github.com/advisories/GHSA-69rm-q725-53hr