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. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 249185.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::

History

22 May 2023, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
First Time		Ibm Ibm websphere Application Server
References	~~(MISC) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451 -~~	(MISC) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185 -~~	(MISC) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.1

11 May 2023, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-05-11 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-27554

Mitre link : CVE-2023-27554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-27554

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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