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.
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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Websphere_application_server | Ibm | 8.5.0.0 (including) | 8.5.5.26 (excluding) |
| Websphere_application_server | Ibm | 9.0.0.0 (including) | 9.0.5.20 (excluding) |
| Websphere_application_server | Ibm | 17.0.0.3 (including) | 24.0.0.6 (excluding) |