High severity · published May 26, 2021
CVE-2021-20492
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
8.2
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.19; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.7; 17.0.0.3 through 21.0.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20492
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20492
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197793
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6456017
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