CVE-2023-22875

Webserver private-key exposure via overbroad host distribution

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Apr 4, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4 and 7.5 allows local users on managed hosts to read the web interface private key. The deployment process copies /etc/httpd/conf/certs/cert.key from the console to flow collectors, event collectors, and other managed hosts that do not need it. Exposure requires direct access to a managed host, an arrangement IBM says is not intended, and enables access to the TLS webserver key within the deployment.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4 and 7.5 allows local users on managed hosts to read the web interface private key. The deployment process copies /etc/httpd/conf/certs/cert.key from the console to flow collectors, event collectors, and other managed hosts that do not need it. Exposure requires direct access to a managed host, an arrangement IBM says is not intended, and enables access to the TLS webserver key within the deployment.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22875
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Updated
Apr 4, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
QRadar SIEM
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.4, 7.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · QRadar SIEMversion=7.4, 7.5

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.4IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys

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