CVE-2020-4949

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

High · published January 26, 2021

CVSS v3.0
8.2
EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 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: 192025.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/C:H/A:L/S:U/UI:N/PR:N/AV:N/AC:L/I:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04812 · 91.9th percentile
Published
2021-01-26T14:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 14:25Z
    IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
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