Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6456017
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197793
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0207
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (2)
ibm/websphere_application_server
17.0.0.3 - 21.0.0.5
ibm/websphere_application_server
8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.15
Published
May 26, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026