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
Published Dec 18, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.01%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0.0.0
- 8.0.0.1
- 8.0.0.2
- 8.0.0.3
- 8.0.0.4
- 8.0.0.5
- 8.0.0.6
- 8.0.0.7
- 8.0.0.8
- 8.0.0.9
- 8.5.0.0
- 8.5.0.1
- 8.5.0.2
- 8.5.5.0
- 8.5.5.1
- 8.5.5.2
- 8.5.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02006) | 80.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02006) | 78.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 54.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 70.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 69.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 65.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI25310 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI28632 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97746 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI25310 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI28632 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97746 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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