CVE-2021-20482

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 20.0.2 and 20.0.3 IF002 are 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: 197504.

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation versiones 20.0.2 y 20.0.3 IF002, son vulnerables a un ataque de tipo External Entity Injection (XXE) al procesar datos XML. Un atacante remoto podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para exponer información confidencial o consumir recursos de la memoria. ID de IBM X-Force: 197504.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
2021-03-30 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 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

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197504	2021-04-01
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6437577	2021-04-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cloud Pak For Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Automation"				20.0.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Automation" and version "20.0.2"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cloud Pak For Automation Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Automation"				20.0.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cloud Pak For Automation" and version "20.0.3"		interim_fix002		Affected