CVE-2024-45086
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:22.0.2
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:23.0.1
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 23.0.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:23.0.2
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 24.0.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0
- IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 8.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.5
- ibm websphere application server8.5.0.0 → 8.5.5.27nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3334IBM WebSphere Anwendungsserver: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und InformationsoffenlegungDeutsch2024-11-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM WebSphere Application Server ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (4)
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