IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 xml external entity reference
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 02/11/2021. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-20353. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/27/2021).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (194882). Similar entries are available at VDB-213466, VDB-219345, VDB-219346 and VDB-220124.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/17/2020 🔍02/11/2021 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2021-20353 (🔍)
X-Force: 194882
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Entry
Created: 02/11/2021 08:11Updated: 02/27/2021 19:14
Changes: 02/11/2021 08:11 (38), 02/27/2021 19:07 (2), 02/27/2021 19:14 (19)
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