CVE-2020-4949 - 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

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HIGH

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

Published Jan 26, 2021

8.2

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 4.75%

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 or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192025.

Affected products

Vendor IBM Product WebSphere Application Server Default
n/a
- Version
  7.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.5
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  9.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

IBM

WebSphere Application Server

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
7.0	affected	-
8.0	affected	-
8.5	affected	-
9.0	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-611

XXE

References (3)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-26196
Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192025
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6408244
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-26196		Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192025		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6408244		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory