CVE-2024-45072

Oct. 21, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
ibm
  • websphere_application_server
  • aix
  • i
  • z\/os
  • *
  • -
  • -
  • -
hp
  • hp-ux
  • -
linux
  • linux_kernel
  • -
microsoft
  • windows
  • -
oracle
  • solaris
  • -

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Weaknesses

CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

CWE ID: 611

Date

Published: Oct. 16, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 21, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@us.ibm.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a ibm websphere_application_server / / / / / / / /
a ibm websphere_application_server / / / / / / / /
o hp hp-ux - / / / / / / /
o ibm aix - / / / / / / /
o ibm i - / / / / / / /
o ibm z\/os - / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel - / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows - / / / / / / /
o oracle solaris - / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
4.2
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

References