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CVE-2021-20492

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.

  • Published: May 26, 2021
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2021-20492
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.2
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
ibm / websphere_application_server 8.0.0.0 8.0.0.15.x
ibm / websphere_application_server 8.5.0.0 8.5.5.19.x
ibm / websphere_application_server 9.0.0.0 9.0.5.7.x
ibm / websphere_application_server 17.0.0.3 21.0.0.5.x