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Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2024 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-22354IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity XML external entity in WebSphere Application Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 – through 24.0.0.5cpe: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:*:*:*

Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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