CVE-2025-36170 IBM QRadar SIEM cross-site scripting
Authenticated users can inject JavaScript into the IBM QRadar SIEM web interface, potentially stealing credentials from other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36170?
CVE-2025-36170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 27 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-36170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2019-4210 Auth bypass in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2014-3062 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-33117 IBM QRadar SIEM command execution
- CVE-2020-4512 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2015-2011 Command injection in n/a
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mg5v-h49p-v962.