High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20353
CVE-2021-20353
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 or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 194882.
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Affected products
37.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0.0.0,<7.0.0.45
- (no CPE)range: 7.0
Patches
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References
3- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6413709nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194882nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-174/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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