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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2018-1905: Potential XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1905)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2018-1905: Potential XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1905)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/26/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/26/2018
Modified
10/04/2019

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9 is vulnerable to a 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: 152534.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-0-10

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