CVE-2024-22354
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 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, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/280401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148426Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/280401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148426Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.