CVE-2020-4643

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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. IBM X-Force ID: 185590.

IBM WebSphere Application Server versiones 7.0, 8.0, 8.5 y 9.0, es vulnerable a un ataque de tipo XML External Entity Injection (XXE) cuando se procesan datos XML. Un atacante remoto podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para exponer información confidencial. IBM X-Force ID: 185590

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-12-30 CVE Reserved
2020-09-21 CVE Published
2023-09-25 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334311	2020-09-24

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590	2020-09-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				>= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version " >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				>= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version " >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				>= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.17 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version " >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.17"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				>= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.5.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version " >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.5.5"		-		Affected