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CVE-2024-22354

IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: April 17, 2024 at 01:07 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:11 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application ServerWebSphere Application Server Liberty

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WebSphere Application Server· IBM
95%
17.0.0.3 ≤ v < 24.0.0.68.5.0.0 ≤ v < 8.5.5.269.0.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.5.208.59.0
Affected range stops below 24.0.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.5.5.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0.5.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
WebSphere Application Server Liberty· IBM
60%
17.0.0.3 ≤ v ≤ 24.0.0.517.0.0.3cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:17.0.0.3:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:24.0.0.5:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB EntryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/280401
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148426

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7HIGHibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-611

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