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CVE-2018-1730 — IBM QRadar SIEM 7

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 is vulnerable to a 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: 147709.

CVSS
7.1 HIGH
EPSS
0.36% (top 42.20%)
CWE
—
Published
2018-12-05T17:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T18:04:10.165Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 is vulnerable to a 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: 147709.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
IBMQRadar SIEM7.2, 7.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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