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CVE-2020-4993 Details

Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 when decompressing or verifying signature of zip files processes data in a way that may be vulnerable to path traversal attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 192905.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192905	CVE	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449672	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192905	[email protected]	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449672	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm qradar security information and event manager	>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.3 >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2 7.3.3 - 7.3.3 fix_pack_1 7.3.3 fix_pack_2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_6:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_7:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:fix_pack_1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:fix_pack_2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

ibm qradar security information and event manager

>= 7.3.0, < 7.3.3

>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2

7.3.3 -

7.3.3 fix_pack_1

7.3.3 fix_pack_2

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.3:fix_pack_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:fix_pack_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.4.2:fix_pack_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 7, 2021	Initial Analysis	[email protected]