CVE-2020-4510
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.020 · 81 %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: 182365.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.6
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affected products (5)
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- ibm qradar security information and event manager7.3.0 → 7.3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm qradar security information and event manager= 7.3.3nvdUScpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47170cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182365cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4510cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-QRadar-SIEM-external-XML-entity-injection-32807cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2380/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-qradar-is-vulnerable-to-an-xml-external-entity-injection-xxe-attack-cve-2020-4510/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6246133cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182365enisa_euvd
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