CVE-2016-2868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published: 2016-07-02

Score: 2.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3941	IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00171.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985774

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-07-02T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:14.046Z

Reserved: 2016-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2868

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-02T14:59:12.210

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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