CVE-2024-45072

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

5.5
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Ibm
  • Websphere Application Server
  • Aix
  • I
  • Z\/os
  • *
  • -
  • -
  • -
Hp
  • Hp-ux
  • -
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
  • -
Microsoft
  • Windows
  • -
Oracle
  • Solaris
  • -

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

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.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

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 Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

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

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.