CVE-2020-4509
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–7.6
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affected products (4)
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- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (10)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182364cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4509cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-external-XML-entity-injection-32431cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1959/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-is-vulnerable-to-an-xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-attack-cve-2020-4509/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220154cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182364enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220154enisa_euvd
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