CVE-2025-36170
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 02 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 Independent Fix 02 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Web UI. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code that persists on the platform and executes in the browsers of other users viewing the affected interface, potentially enabling session hijacking and credentials theft.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM QRadar SIEM installationLocate the QRadar console or check system inventory for IBM QRadar Security Information and Event ManagerAffected if The system is running IBM QRadar SIEM
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Identify QRadar versionLog into the QRadar Web UI and navigate to the Admin tab, or run 'qradar_version' command on the console to display the exact version and Update Pack numberAffected if Version is 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 (or specifically 7.5.0) and Independent Fix 02 is not applied
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Verify Independent Fix 02 statusCheck the Applied Fixes section in the QRadar Web UI (Admin > System > Software Management) or query the fix inventory via console command to see if 'Independent Fix 02' for this vulnerability is installedAffected if Independent Fix 02 is not listed among applied fixes
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Confirm Web UI is enabledVerify the QRadar Web UI service is running and accessible by accessing the console login page via HTTPSAffected if Web UI is accessible and the above version conditions apply without the fix
The environment is affected if IBM QRadar SIEM version 7.5.0 through 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 is installed, the Web UI is enabled, and Independent Fix 02 has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM QRadar Independent Fix 02 for this vulnerability. Additionally, implement output encoding for user-supplied content and consider Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS risks.
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