CVE-2021-20453 HIGH

CVE-2021-20453

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Published April 20, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/S:U/PR:N/UI:N/AC:L/I:N/C:H/A:L/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 20, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated