gsd-2021-20353
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to an 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: 194882.
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CVE-2021-20353


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