CVE-2018-1905 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

55%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

81%

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9 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: 152534.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9 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: 152534.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P).

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2018-11-26 16:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:39:00

Affected Software

IBM WebSphere Application Server

References

106030

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

ibm-websphere-cve20181905-xxe(152534)

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738721

Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

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