CVE-2021-20480

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-04-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data. IBM X-Force ID: 197502.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45; from 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; from 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.19

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197502
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197502
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6441063

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