Medium severity · published May 11, 2023
CVE-2023-27554
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
6.3
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 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: 249185.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.5.0.0 before 8.5.5.24; 9.0.0.0 before 9.0.5.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27554
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27554
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451
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