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Plain-English summary
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 had an unauthenticated SSRF weakness. An attacker could make the QRadar system send unauthorized requests, which matters because QRadar often has trusted network reach. The documented impact is medium, focused on network enumeration and enabling follow-on activity rather than direct data theft or outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority security maintenance issue. It is not listed as actively exploited, but QRadar’s trusted network position can make SSRF useful for reconnaissance and follow-on attacks. Prioritize remediation for externally reachable or broadly connected deployments.
Technical view
CVE-2019-4262 is an SSRF in IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3. CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, and no listed confidentiality or availability impact. IBM X-Force tracks it as 160014.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2 or 7.3. Risk is higher where QRadar interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks or where the QRadar appliance can reach sensitive internal services without egress controls.
Exploitation context
The bundle supports unauthenticated network exploitation potential, but not active exploitation. KEV is false, and the CVSS exploit maturity is listed as unproven. Sources describe possible network enumeration or facilitation of other attacks, not a confirmed public exploitation campaign.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is concise: unauthenticated SSRF, affected QRadar 7.2 and 7.3, IBM X-Force ID 160014, CVSS 5.3. No CWE, exploit details, or precise fixed build information are included in the provided bundle, so validation should be advisory-driven.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory guidance for QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 remediation.
- Apply IBM-provided fixes or upgrades where the advisory identifies affected builds.
- Restrict access to QRadar interfaces to trusted administrative networks.
- Limit QRadar outbound network access to required destinations only.
- Monitor QRadar-originated requests for unusual internal scanning or unexpected destinations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory QRadar deployments and confirm whether versions 7.2 or 7.3 are present.
- Check IBM advisory status against each deployed QRadar build.
- Verify QRadar interfaces are not exposed to untrusted networks.
- Review firewall or proxy logs for unusual QRadar outbound requests.
- Confirm egress rules block unnecessary access to sensitive internal services.
Public sources used
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The CVE wording references SSRF or metadata access, so cloud discovery and credential material review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/I:L/AC:L/S:U/C:N/A:N/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/I:L/AC:L/S:U/C:N/A:N/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/I:L/AC:L/S:U/C:N/A:N/UI:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1074538CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-qradar-cve20194262-ssrf (160014)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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