CVE-2021-20454
HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2021 at 12:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application Server
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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a 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: 196649.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196649x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445481CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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