CVE-2023-27554

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Websphere Application Server

PublishedMay 11, 2023

First seenMay 11, 2023

Weakness typeCWE-611XML external entity (XXE)

How to fix

Update

ibm websphere_application_server8.5.5.24, 9.0.5.16 or later

Vendor advisories

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm websphere_application_server	8.5.0.0 ≤ v < 8.5.5.24, 9.0.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.5.16	8.5.5.24, 9.0.5.16

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