What is CVE-2020-4510?

CVE-2020-4510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-4510?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2020-4510

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 and 7.4 is vulnerable to an 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: 182365.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2020-07-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.3.3, 7.4.0
IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.3, 7.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6246133 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182365 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4510?: CVE-2020-4510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-4510?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.