CVE-2020-4643
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 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. IBM X-Force ID: 185590.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server7.0.0.0 → 7.0.0.45nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.0.0.0 → 8.0.0.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.5.0.0 → 8.5.5.17nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server9.0.0.0 → 9.0.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49833cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4643cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WebSphere-AS-external-XML-entity-injection-33363cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3199/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3252/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3313/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-embedded-websphere-application-server-traditional-is-vulnerable-to-an-information-disclosure-vulnerability-affects-content-collector-for-email/cnnvd
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