CVE-2023-27554 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 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: 249185.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0001.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Websphere Application Server

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31308	IBM WebSphere Application Server 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: 249185.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451

History

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-05-11T19:25:13.416Z

Updated: 2025-01-24T16:13:22.107Z

Reserved: 2023-03-02T20:39:33.983Z

Link: CVE-2023-27554

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:16:35.625Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-11T20:15:09.227

Modified: 2025-01-24T17:15:11.073

Link: CVE-2023-27554

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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