CVE-2021-20454
IBM WebSphere Application Server
HIGH 8.2
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.79 % · percentile 86 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- ibm
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 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: 196649.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/AC:L/A:L/UI:N/AV:N/S:U/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C | ibm |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L | NVD · psirt@us.ibm.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-7872
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-20454
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-539 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-417 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-293 — Vulnérabilité dans IBM WebSphere Application Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0.0 ≤ 7.0.0.45cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*≥ 8.0.0.0 ≤ 8.0.0.15cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.5.0.0 ≤ 8.5.5.19cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 9.0.0.0 ≤ 9.0.5.7
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| IBM · WebSphere Application Server | affected 7.0 ; affected 8.0 ; affected 8.5 ; affected 9.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |