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CVE-2021-20454
published 2021-04-21

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. A remote…

PriorityP348high8.2CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAL
EPSS
2.91%
85.5th percentile
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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ibmwebsphere_application_server——
ibmwebsphere_application_server——
ibmwebsphere_application_server——
ibmwebsphere_application_server——
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.0 – 7.0.0.45—
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.15—
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.0.0 – 8.5.5.19—
ibmwebsphere_application_server9.0.0.0 – 9.0.5.7—

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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