Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (2)
ibm/websphere_application_server
17.0.0.3 - 24.0.0.6
ibm/websphere_application_server
8.5.0.0 - 8.5.5.26
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026