CVE-2014-6166

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x < 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x < 8.5.5.4 - XML External Entity Injection via CEA Service

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4, and Feature Pack for CEA 1.x before 1.0.0.15, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI28632
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97746
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI25310
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185

Scores

EPSS 0.0201
EPSS Percentile 78.8%

Details

Status published
Products (17)
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.3
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.4
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.5
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.6
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.7
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.8
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.9
... and 7 more
Published Dec 18, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026