TI-2018-01529 Aliases CVE-2018-1730 GHSA-g4c9-7pf2-8rvc

XML external entity injection in IBM QRadar SIEM

LOW 35CWE-611Published 2018-12-05 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01853 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	QRadar SIEM	7.2; 7.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

QRadar SIEM VendorIBM Affected 7.2; 7.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager::::::::	7.2.0 – 7.2.8; 7.3.0 – 7.3.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:p13::::::	7.2.8 p13	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.1:p6::::::	7.3.1 p6	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 – 7.2.8; 7.3.0 – 7.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.8 p13 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.3.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.1 p6 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1730
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4c9-7pf2-8rvc

References

Advisory 1

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

TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-03687 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-04118 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-01304 Improper authentication in IBM Security QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-01442 Information disclosure in IBM QRadar SIEM CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.8

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Sources

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