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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2021-20353 Detail

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 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: 194882.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.2 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  IBM Corporation
Base Score:  8.2 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L


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Hyperlink Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194882 VDB Entry  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6413709 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-174/ Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-20353
NVD Published Date:
02/10/2021
NVD Last Modified:
02/11/2021
Source:
IBM Corporation