CVE-2021-20453

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

High · published April 20, 2021

CVSS v3.0
8.2
EPSS
2%
Percentile
84.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a 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: 196648.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/AC:L/I:N/C:H/A:L/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02463 · 84.3th percentile
Published
2021-04-20T11:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 APR 11:35Z
    IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
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