Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server Traditional, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-20454)

Security Bulletin

Summary

WebSphere Application Server Traditional, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-20454)

Vulnerability Details

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

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Affected Product(s) and Versions(s)	Supporting Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, all	WebSphere Application Server, Traditional 9 8.5 8 7

Remediation/Fixes

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

WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-20454)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

28 Apr 2021: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2021

Initial Publish date:
28 April 2021

UID

ibm16448018

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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server Traditional, which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-20454)