CVE-2020-4643

HIGH

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.0-7.0.0.45 - XML External Entity Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 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. IBM X-Force ID: 185590.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334311
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0284
EPSS Percentile 84.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (1)
ibm/websphere_application_server 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.0.45
Published Sep 21, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026