What is CVE-2023-50961?

CVE-2023-50961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-50961?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2023-50961

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 is vulnerable to stored 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: 275939.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-03-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.5.0
IBM Qradar Siem — versions 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145262 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/275939 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50961?: CVE-2023-50961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-50961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.