Cross-site scripting in IBM QRadar Network Security
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 174269.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00495 42nd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4153
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x56m-mvm9-xmr5
References
More IBM Qradar Network Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01176 XML external entity injection in IBM QRadar Network Security CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-03589 Information disclosure in IBM QRadar Network Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-01201 IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4 supports interaction between multiple actors and allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-03588 Hard-coded credentials in IBM QRadar Network Security CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-01175 Cross-site scripting in IBM QRadar Network Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-03590 IBM QRadar Network Security 5.4.0 and 5.5.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-4153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x56m-mvm9-xmr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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