CVE-2023-27554

6.3 mediumEPSS 0.9%

IBM WebSphere Application Server 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: 249185.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.3 medium

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

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-611
Published: 2023-05-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249185
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989451

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