CVE-2018-1730 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

55%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

81%

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.

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 3.0 Base Score 7.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

IBM QRadar Security Information And Event Manager

First reported 6 years ago

2018-12-05 17:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:38:00

Affected Software

IBM QRadar Security Information And Event Manager (SIEM)

IBM QRadar Security Information And Event Manager 7.2.8 Patch 13

7.2.8

IBM QRadar Security Information And Event Manager (SIEM) 7.3.1 Patch 6

7.3.1

References

ibm-qradar-cve20181730-xxe(147709)

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10742741&myns=swgother&mynp=OCSSBQAC&mync=E&cm_sp=swgother-_-OCSSBQAC-_-E

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