CVE-2021-20453 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Reference

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445171 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196648

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

8.2