CVE-2024-45072: IBM WebSphere Application Server XML external entity injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

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 privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.26; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.21

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7173263

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