Medium severity · published Oct 16, 2024
CVE-2024-45072
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
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 privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% 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 through 8.5.5.26; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.21 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45072
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45072
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7173263
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