CVE-2016-2868
IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to read...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-2868- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-2868- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3941 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3941- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vmv9-94fj-qx95
IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to read...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vmv9-94fj-qx95- CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2868 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, published July 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.