CVE-2021-20454 (GCVE-0-2021-20454)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-21 12:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:33
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.2 (High)
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
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 7.0
Affected: 8.0
Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
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