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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2020-4949)

Security Bulletin


Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WebSphere Application Server have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions


Principal Product and Version(s)

Affected Supporting Product and Version

WebSphere Application Server Patterns, all versionsWebSphere Application Server:
  • 9.0
  • 8.5
  • 8.0


Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

05 Feb 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 February 2021

Initial Publish date:
05 February 2021

UID

ibm16412745

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