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. A remote attacker…

PriorityP348high8.2CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAL

EPSS

2.56%

83.5th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	—	—
ibm	websphere_application_server	>= 8.0.0.0 < 8.0.0.15	8.0.0.15
ibm	websphere_application_server	>= 8.5.0.0 < 8.5.5.20	8.5.5.20
ibm	websphere_application_server	>= 9.0.0.0 < 9.0.5.8	9.0.5.8

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

nvdv3.08.2HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

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