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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2020-4949: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability. This has been addressed.

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2020-4949: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability. This has been addressed.

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/26/2021
Created
01/26/2021
Added
01/26/2021
Modified
07/02/2021

Description

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 or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 192025.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-7-0-0-0-ph31727
  • ibm-was-install-8-0-0-0-ph31727
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph31727
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph31727
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-19
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-5-7

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