High severity · published Mar 30, 2021
CVE-2021-20482
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.2 and 20.0.3 IF002 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
7.1
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.2 and 20.0.3 IF002 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 or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 197504.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cloud Pak For Automation · Ibm
20.0.2; 20.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20482
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20482
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197504
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6437577
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