High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-4643
CVE-2020-4643
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<=7.0.0.45
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
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References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6334311nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185590nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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