IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Vulnerable Versions:

8.5, 9.0, 17.0.0.3, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:24.0.0.5:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*