Qradar Security Information And Event Manager
CVE-2020-4509
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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1DescriptionNVD
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182364.
AnalysisAI
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182364. Affected products include: Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.
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