CVE-2021-20454

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

High · published April 21, 2021

CVSS v3.0
8.2
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 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: 196649.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/AC:L/A:L/UI:N/AV:N/S:U/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02795 · 86.4th percentile
Published
2021-04-21T12:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 12:05Z
    IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 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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