CVE-2021-20492 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-20492

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Published May 26, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty Java Batch 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: 197793.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 26, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated