CVE-2021-20453

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445171

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196648

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-04-20

Updated: 2022-05-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Severity: High