CVE-2020-4643

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	WebSphere Application Server	7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334311Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334311Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 21, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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