CVE-2023-27554 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27554: IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

Vendor Ibm
Product WebSphere Application Server
Weakness CWE-611 · XXE
Published May 11, 2023
Last update January 24, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 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: 249185.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 11, 2023 CVE published
January 24, 2025 Record updated